Out of 29 Israeli-made Harop robots that entered Pakistan on Thursday, Pakistan’s military claimed to have shot downward 28 .
New Delhi claimed that Lahore’s air defense system had been destroyed.
Ishaq Dar, the country’s foreign secretary, claimed that the robots “made attempts to attack military setups” and “targeted citizens,” killing one and injuring four, leaving four military personnel wounded as well.
Rawalpindi, where the government is headquartered, was one of the places targeted. The Pakistan Super League, which afterwards announced its final eight games would become moved to the United Arab Emirates, had one of its locations in the state’s baseball stadium.
Residents of Lahore reported hearing blast-related noise, and aviation authorities abruptly suspended operations at both the city’s main airport and Islamabad’s investment.
Both nations have been under diplomatic pressure from earth leaders and officials to take a step back.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with leaders from both nations and advocated for “immediate de-escalation,” according to his representative.
US Vice President JD Vance after reiterated that statement in a televised interview, adding that Washington was” never going to get involved in the middle of a war that’s necessarily none of our company.”
Egyptian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his American rival Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Thursday, time after visiting Pakistan, with the help of various nations.
The government of Pakistan insists that the country has the authority to retaliate against India’s original strikes.