{"id":1859169,"date":"2025-05-07T01:25:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1859169"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:28:08","slug":"india-pakistan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-05-07\/india-pakistan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"8 killed as India launches cross-border strikes on Pakistan after Kashmir massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Amjad Ali<\/p>\n\n\n
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Islamabad\/New Delhi\/Srinagar, May 7 (EFE).- India launched missile strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday, claiming to have hit nine suspected militant bases in a retaliatory operation following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least eight people were killed, two remained missing, and several others were injured in the Indian airstrikes, according to the Pakistani military. The Indian Army, however, said the strikes hit infrastructure used by militants attempting to destabilize India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operation, dubbed \u201cOperation Sindoor,\u201d was announced on social media by the Indian Army, which said simply, \u201cJustice is served,\u201d without offering further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian defense ministry described the strike as \u201ca precise and restrained response\u201d to the Apr. 22 massacre in the Pahalgam tourist town of Indian-administered Kashmir, where gunmen killed 26 civilians, most of them tourists from across India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFocused strikes were carried out on nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, targeting the roots of cross-border terror planning,\u201d the Indian ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImportantly, no Pakistani military facilities were hit, reflecting India\u2019s calibrated and non-escalatory approach,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistani military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed the casualties and condemned the Indian strike as a \u201ccowardly\u201d act. He said Pakistan was carrying out air and ground operations in response.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\u201cA total of 24 attacks have been carried out at six places in which eight civilians have been martyred, 35 other civilians are injured, and two are missing,\u201d Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s foreign ministry called the Indian attack \u201can unprovoked and blatant act of war,\u201d vowing to respond \u201cwith iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Indian-administered Kashmir, residents said they were jolted awake by the roar of aircraft followed by the whooshing sound of missiles. The strikes reignited fears of a full-scale war between India and Pakistan, deepening panic in the already tense region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Pakistan, India launched the strikes while remaining within its own airspace but used standoff weapons to hit civilian areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reported targets were spread across Muridke and Bahawalpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province and Bagh, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, across the de facto border, the Line of Control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan had \u201cevery right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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\u201cThe Pakistani nation and the Pakistan Armed Forces know very well how to deal with the enemy,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will never let the enemy succeed in its nefarious objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India has accused Pakistan of orchestrating the Apr. 22 attack on civilians in Kashmir but has not provided public evidence to support the claim. Pakistan has categorically denied involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The assault was one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in Kashmir in decades and has sharply escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the aftermath, India took several punitive actions, including threatening to cut off river water flow to Pakistan, expelling Pakistani diplomats, and canceling visas.<\/p>\n\n\n
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US President Donald Trump, commenting on the escalation, said it was a \u201cshame\u201d that the conflict has escalated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They\u2019ve been fighting for a long time\u2026.for many, many decades. And centuries, actually, if you really think about it,\u201d Trump told reporters in reply to a question about the Indian strike against Pakistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in its entirety and have fought multiple wars over the region since gaining independence from Britain in 1947. EFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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