May 7, 2025

Tensions Escalate as India and Pakistan Trade Blows

By Newsroom

Two weeks after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, India has launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

According to BBC, the Indian defence ministry said the strikes – named “Operation Sindoor” – were part of a “commitment” to hold those responsible for the April 22 attack which left 25 Indians and one Nepali national dead “accountable”.

Pakistan, which has denied any involvement in last month’s attack, has described the strikes as “unprovoked”, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying the “heinous act of aggression will not go unpunished”. Pakistan’s military says it has shot down five Indian aircraft and a drone. India has yet to respond to these claims.

Pakistan’s military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at least 26 people were killed and 46 injured. India’s army said at least 15 civilians were killed and 43 injured by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto border.

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