On the second day of significant clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India accused one another of starting drone attacks on Thursday ( May 8 ), and Islamabad’s defense minister said further retaliation was “increasingly certain.”
Pakistan and India both claimed that they had stopped Pakistani drone and missile strikes on military targets, sparking speculation that they would quickly bow under pressure to put an end to their worst conflict in more than 20 years. India claimed Pakistan claimed that it had shot over 25 drones from India.
World rights including the US, Russia, and China have urged caution in one of the world’s most dangerous and crowded nuclear battlefield areas. Workers at the US Consulate General in Pakistan’s Lahore were instructed to make arrangements for house.
Since gunmen  killed 26 people, mainly American Hindu travelers, last month in India-controlled Kashmir, tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors have soared. Pakistan is alleged to be responsible for the abuse by India. Lahore disputes that.
According to Muslim leaders, India’s attacks on Wednesday on May caused the deaths of 31 civilians, including women and children, and the injuries of about 50 people. On both sides of the border, more people were killed in the intense firefights that followed. Their worst fight since 2019, when the competitors almost went to war.
Pakistan denied that any of the targets India struck on Wednesday were violent installations. According to a report the Indian embassy in Beijing labeled as “misinformation,” it claimed to have shot down five American plane.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told Reuters that “retaliation is increasingly becoming specific then.” ” I will continue to refrain from claiming that it is 100 %. However, the situation has turned out to be quite challenging. We must answer.