The India-Pakistan missile strikes have killed at least 100 civilians and several hundred have injured in both sides including a Nepali citizen, sources of India and Pakistan told Daily Industry.
India has launched missile strikes on several places in Pakistan. At least 70 people have been killed in this attack carried out in the dark of night. This is what India has claimed. At the same time, India claims that all the dead are terrorists. This information was reported by the Indian media NDTV in a report.
On the other hand, Pakistani military has fired artillery shells at various areas of India along the border. The Indian army said that 15 civilians have been killed and 43 injured in Indian territory due to Pakistani artillery shelling since Tuesday night.
The Indian armed forces launched 24 precision missiles at “nine terrorist camps” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday, media reports said. The operation targeted Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed strongholds in Mureed and Bahawalpur, respectively.
The Indian army claims that at least 70 terrorists were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the attack, which dealt a “major blow” to the activities of terrorist organizations.
The attacks, which took place at 1:44 am on Wednesday, were in retaliation for the deadly terror attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people dead, including 25 Indians and one Nepali national. India’s Defense Ministry claimed in a statement that “bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir from which terrorist attacks on India are planned and conducted have been targeted.” The statement further claimed, “Our operation is specific, limited and not an attempt to escalate tensions. No Pakistani military installations were targeted. India has shown considerable restraint in target selection and attack methods.”
The Indian Defense Ministry claims that India is fulfilling its promise to “hold accountable” those responsible for the terrorist attacks.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that 75 to 80 Indian warplanes attacked Pakistan in the dark of Wednesday night. The Indian forces targeted civilian areas and mosques in Pakistan.
Speaking to the media in parliament, the Pakistani deputy prime minister said Pakistan is committed to the international community not to start a war. He condemned the Indian attack, calling it a “heinous act”.
Ishaq Dar said Pakistan exercised restraint and only responded to the aircraft involved in the attack. He confirmed that the Pakistani military had shot down five Indian fighter jets and two drones.
Death toll in Pakistani shelling rises to 15: Indian Army
Pakistan’s military has fired artillery shells at various areas of India along the border. The Indian army said that 15 civilians have been killed and 43 injured in Indian territory due to Pakistani artillery shelling since Tuesday night.
This information was given in a live update by the British media outlet BBC on Wednesday. The Indian Army said that Pakistan shelled civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian forces have launched a military operation in Pakistan. According to international political analysts, Pakistan Army Chief Syed Asim Munir will play a key role in determining how far the operation, dubbed ‘Operation Sindoor’, which began on Tuesday midnight, will go.
The pressure on the army chief at home is expected to increase after Tuesday’s operation begins, mainly because of the military’s deep influence in Pakistani public life and the controversial appointment of Asim Munir as army chief.
Both the countries have impose bank on travel to its citizens against traveling to Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, hours after the Indian defense forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ at midnight on Tuesday.
Following the Indian military’s airstrikes on nine locations in Pakistan as part of Operation Sindoor, various countries around the world have called on the two nuclear-armed neighbors to show utmost restraint. However, various countries around the world have directly taken sides in the India-Pakistan conflict.
Israel has strongly supported India’s right to self-defense in the Indo-Pakistan military conflict. “Terrorists should know that there is no place to hide from committing heinous crimes against innocent people,” Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said in a message on social media X.
The Israeli ambassador’s comments came on social media shortly after India’s attack. In contrast, Türkiye has expressed solidarity with Pakistan and expressed its support.
Amid the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar. According to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, during the telephone conversation with Ishaq Dar, Turkey expressed its concerns over the regional security situation. The two countries agreed to remain in close coordination on this crisis.
Indian Foreign Minister gave a one-line message to world
Hours after the missile strikes in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Punjab province, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar issued a one-line message to the world, urging the international community to stand by India.
In a message posted on social media at midnight on Wednesday, the Indian Foreign Minister said that the world must show zero tolerance against terrorism.
Attack in Pakistan, joyous processions in different parts of India
Tensions between India and Pakistan have reached the brink of war over the gunmen’s attack in Pahelgam in Jammu and Kashmir. India launched missile and drone strikes on nine locations in Pakistan on Wednesday night in response to the Pahelgam attack. There have been mixed reactions between citizens of the two countries on social media. Meanwhile, Indians have celebrated the attack by the Indian military in Pakistan.
A Reuters report on Wednesday said that many people took part in a joyous procession in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad to celebrate the Indian military’s attack on Pakistan. During the procession, Indians were seen holding various placards and chanting anti-Pakistan slogans.
Pakistan allows armed forces to retaliate
Pakistan reserves the right to respond to Indian missile and drone strikes, the country’s National Security Committee (NSC) has said. The committee said Pakistan will respond to Indian attacks at the appropriate time and place, as it sees fit. At the same time, Pakistan’s top security committee has authorized the military to take “appropriate action”.
The NSC meeting, chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, condemned the Indian attack on Wednesday, according to a report in the country’s Dawn newspaper.
It said that Pakistan has the right to respond to Indian air strikes in self-defense, the NSC said. In this regard, the country’s military has been given permission to respond to Indian attacks.
Citing Article 51 of the UN Charter, the NSC said Pakistan has the right to retaliate for the loss of innocent Pakistani lives and the flagrant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. “The armed forces of Pakistan are authorized to take appropriate action in this regard,” the NSC statement said.
India is ‘playing with fire’: Former Pakistani foreign minister
Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that India is “playing with fire” and described the Indian attack as “irrational, baseless and a clear violation of international law.” In his words, India is “playing with fire” by launching a missile attack on another nuclear-armed state, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday (May 7).
Modi postpones Croatia-Netherlands-Norway visit
New bells of war are ringing in the region after the Indian military’s midnight attack on arch-rival Pakistan. There is intense anxiety in India’s border areas due to the fear of a retaliatory attack from Pakistan. In the meantime, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Croatia, the Netherlands and Norway has been canceled.
A senior Indian government source confirmed to US media outlet CNN that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has postponed his visits to Croatia, the Netherlands and Norway.
India admitted defeat by raising white flag on border: Pakistan
India has launched missile strikes on several places in Pakistan. Pakistan has also retaliated. In such a situation, Pakistan has said that the Indian army has hoisted the ‘white flag’ on the border amid fears of a larger conflict.
The country says India has admitted defeat by hoisting the white flag at the border, Pakistani media outlet ARY News reported on Wednesday (May 7).
Pakistan’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Ataullah Tarar said the Pakistan Air Force had shot down five Indian fighter jets and a drone. Tarar added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was closely monitoring the situation.
The influential Pakistani minister stressed that the entire Pakistani nation is united and strongly supports the armed forces. He said that the Pakistani armed forces have given a befitting reply to the attackers.
Were three Indian Rafales destroyed or shot down?
The most serious military conflict in two decades between nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan has begun. The Indian military launched simultaneous missile strikes on at least nine locations in Pakistan on Wednesday night, in response to the Pahalgam attack. Pakistan claimed to have shot down at least five Indian fighter jets. However, Indian officials have admitted that three Indian planes have been shot down in Jammu and Kashmir so far.
The two neighboring countries’ counterclaims about the downing or destruction of warplanes are believed to be an attempt to show off their military capabilities. A spokesperson for the Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) told the British news agency Reuters that so far, I can confirm the downing of five Indian warplanes. These include three Rafales, one SU-30, and one MiG-29. In addition, an Indian drone was also shot down.
The Pakistani military official said, “These measures were taken as a defensive measure. Because these Indian planes were firing into Pakistani territory.” He said the Indian planes attacked using long-range weapons from Indian airspace.
At least four local government sources in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir told Reuters that three Indian warplanes had crashed in the Jammu and Kashmir region. India has not yet officially acknowledged the Pakistani jet’s claim of downing the jet.
3 warplanes crash in Indian-administered Kashmir: Reuters
The Pakistani military has previously said it shot down five of its fighter jets in response to Indian missile strikes. However, this claim has not been confirmed by India.
However, Reuters news agency, citing several local government sources, reported that three fighter jets have crashed in India’s Jammu and Kashmir. The news agency reported this information in a report on Wednesday (May 7).
India fired 24 missiles at Pakistan in 25 minutes
Two weeks after the gunmen attacked Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian military launched overnight strikes on at least nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In the midnight attack on Wednesday, the Indian military fired at least 24 missiles into Pakistan in just 25 minutes. India claimed that at least 70 people were killed in the attack in Pakistan. However, the Pakistani military said that 26 people were killed in the Indian attack.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishra gave detailed information about the attack on Pakistan at a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday. He said that the attack was carried out on Pakistani territory from 1:05 am to 1:30 am on Wednesday (May 7). The Indian Army, Navy and Air Force jointly conducted this operation called ‘Operation Sindoor’. The Indian forces fired 24 missiles at 9 targets in 25 minutes.
Vikram Mishri, accompanied by Army officer Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Air Force Wing Commander Bhayomika Singh, said the attack on Pakistan was in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahelgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 25 Indians and a Nepali national were killed.
