India Strikes Nine Locations Including Kashmir with Missiles
Pakistan Shoots Down Two Indian Fighter Jets
As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, India launched missiles targeting Pakistan in the early hours of May 7 (local time), according to reports from the Associated Press and other outlets.
The Indian government announced in a statement that it had launched "Operation Sindhur," attacking nine facilities in Pakistan and in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. However, it added that military installations in Pakistan were not targeted.
After the airstrikes, the Indian military stated on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that "justice has been served."
Pakistani security authorities reported that India fired three missiles into territory under its control, resulting in the death of one child and injuries to two others. Three officials explained that the Indian missiles were mainly concentrated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the eastern Punjab province.
The Pakistani government declared that it would retaliate against India's military operation "at a time and place of its choosing." Officials told the Associated Press that Pakistan had launched a retaliatory attack, but did not disclose specific details.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated, "Pakistan has the right to respond firmly to India's acts of war provocation, and in fact, a strong response is already underway."
State-run Pakistan Television, citing officials, reported that the Pakistan Air Force had shot down two Indian fighter jets.
Relations between India and Pakistan have been on the brink of crisis since a shooting attack targeting tourists near the Pahalgam resort area in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 left 26 dead and 17 injured. India accused Pakistan of being behind the terror attack and increased pressure, while Pakistan denied any involvement and responded accordingly. The two countries continued small-scale skirmishes for ten consecutive days along the de facto border, the Line of Control (LoC), until the previous day. On the previous day, India blocked the flow of water from a tributary of the Indus River into Pakistan, and Pakistan responded by warning that it would consider this an act of war and raised the possibility of a nuclear strike.
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