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09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Pakistan denies Indian accusations of attacks on military bases
PAKISTAN HAS DENIED accusations from India that it has attacked military bases amid the growing conflict between the two neighbours. India's Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff, a central coordinating arm for all Indian armed forces, said military stations in Jammu, Udhampur and Pathankot were targeted by Pakistan using missiles and drones. It said the attacks were repelled and no casualties were reported. Shesh Paul Vaid, the region's former director-general of police, said the Jammu Airport likely was also under attack and that some of the 50 loud explosions he heard likely were because 'our defence system is at work'. Jammu and Udhampur are close to the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Pathankot is in India's Punjab state. Sirens were also heard in some parts of the region's main city of Srinagar, residents said. It was followed by a blackout in the city and other parts of the region. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement rejected the Indian claims that Pakistan launched attacks on Pathankot, Jaisalmer and Srinagar, saying 'these claims are entirely unfounded, politically motivated, and part of a reckless propaganda campaign aimed at maligning Pakistan'. It added that 'such actions not only further endanger regional peace but also reveal a disturbing willingness to exploit misinformation for political and military ends'. India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India acknowledged it had targeted Pakistan's air defence system and accused its neighbour of attempting its own attack. Advertisement Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones while India said it 'neutralised' Pakistan's attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Indian missiles struck several locations in Pakistan, killing 31 civilians, according to Pakistani officials. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed more than two dozen people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month. India accused Pakistan of being behind the assault. Islamabad denies that. Both sides have also traded heavy fire across their frontier in disputed Kashmir, and Pakistan claimed it killed scores of Indian soldiers. There was no confirmation from India. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to avenge the deaths in India's missile strikes, raising fears that the two countries could be headed toward another all-out conflict. Leaders from both nations face mounting public pressure to show strength and seek revenge, and the heated rhetoric and competing claims could be a response to that pressure. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke yesterday to the Pakistani prime minister and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging both sides to de-escalate the situation, the US State Department said. India, meanwhile, accused Pakistan of attempting 'to engage a number of military targets' with missiles and drones along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir and elsewhere along their border. 'The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations,' it said. At a news briefing, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday rejected India's claim that Islamabad carried out any attack in Indian Punjab. 'These accusations are an attempt to incite anti-Pakistan sentiment among the Punjabi Sikh population in India,' he said. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told parliament that so far, Pakistan has not responded to India's missile attacks, but there will be one. Later Thursday, Indian authorities ordered a night-time blackout in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, which borders Pakistan.
Scroll.in
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
‘None of our business, not getting involved': US on India-Pakistan tensions
Amid heightening tensions between India and Pakistan following cross-border strikes, United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said that Washington is not going to get involved in a conflict that is 'fundamentally none of our business'. In an interview to Fox News, Vance said that the US is concerned anytime nuclear powers collide and have a major conflict. 'We cannot control these countries though,' he said. 'Fundamentally, India has its gripes with Pakistan. Pakistan has responded to India. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit.' The US vice president added: 'But we are not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it.' Vance said that the US cannot tell either India or Pakistan to lay down their weapons, adding that Washington was going to continue to pursue the matter through diplomatic channels. The Republican leader also reiterated that Washington hoped the tension between the two countries would not 'spiral into a broader regional war or, god forbid, a nuclear conflict'. He added: 'I think the job of diplomacy, but also the job of cooler heads in India and Pakistan is to make sure this doesn't become a nuclear war. If it happened of course it would be disastrous. Right now we don't think that's going to happen.' The vice president's remarks come amid the Indian Army stating that the Pakistani military had launched several attacks using drones and other munitions along India's entire western border on Thursday night. Pakistani soldiers violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, stated the Indian Army on Friday morning. The drone attacks were 'effectively repulsed' and a 'befitting reply' was given to the ceasefire violations, it added. The Indian Army also said that Pakistan had targeted Indian military stations in Punjab's Pathankot and Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu and Udhampur areas along the international border using missiles and drones. The Indian armed forces had neutralised the Pakistani threat 'with kinetic and non-kinetic means' and no losses were reported, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters had said. On Wednesday, the Indian military carried out strikes on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Nine sites were targeted during the strikes, which were code-named Operation Sindoor. At least 31 persons were killed and 46 injured in Pakistan in India's strikes, reported Al Jazeera. Islamabad claimed that the strikes killed and injured several civilians and called the operation a violation of its sovereignty. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that Operation Sindoor was carried out with 'precision, alertness and humanity' to ensure that civilians were not affected. He reiterated India's position that the action was 'focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature'. The Pakistan Army retaliated by shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Sixteen persons were killed in the firing, according to India's defence ministry. In view of the tensions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday and spoke separately with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Rubio urged both leaders to pursue 'immediate de-escalation', the US Department of State said in two separate press releases. In his call with Jaishankar, Rubio expressed US support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications. 'The secretary reiterated his condolences for the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism,' the release said. On the other hand, the US secretary of state, in his call with Sharif, expressed his condolences for the reported loss of civilian lives in the conflict, the release stated. 'He [Rubio] reiterated his calls for Pakistan to take concrete steps to end any support for terrorist groups,' it added. The terror attack at the Baisaran area near Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam town on April 22 left 26 dead and 17 injured. The terrorists targeted tourists after asking their names to ascertain their religion, the police said. All but three of those killed were Hindu. On April 22, US President Donald Trump condemned the attack and added that his country 'stands strong with India against terrorism'.
Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Pakistan denies Indian accusations of attacks on military bases
Pakistan has denied Indian accusations it has attacked military bases amid the growing conflict between the two neighbours. India's Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff, a central coordinating arm for all Indian armed forces, said military stations in Jammu, Udhampur and Pathankot were targeted by Pakistan using missiles and drones. It said the attacks were repelled and no casualties were reported. Shesh Paul Vaid, the region's former director-general of police, said the Jammu Airport likely was also under attack and that some of the 50 loud explosions he heard likely were because 'our defence system is at work'. Jammu and Udhampur are close to the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Pathankot is in India's Punjab state. Supporters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan party chant slogans during a rally to condemn Indian missile strikes in Pakistani areas, in Karachi (Fareed Khan/AP) Sirens were also heard in some parts of the region's main city of Srinagar, residents said. It was followed by a blackout in the city and other parts of the region. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement rejected the Indian claims that Pakistan launched attacks on Pathankot, Jaisalmer and Srinagar, saying 'these claims are entirely unfounded, politically motivated, and part of a reckless propaganda campaign aimed at maligning Pakistan'. It added that 'such actions not only further endanger regional peace but also reveal a disturbing willingness to exploit misinformation for political and military ends'. India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India acknowledged it had targeted Pakistan's air defence system and accused its neighbour of attempting its own attack. Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones while India said it 'neutralised' Pakistan's attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Indian missiles struck several locations in Pakistan, killing 31 civilians, according to Pakistani officials. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed more than two dozen people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month. India accused Pakistan of being behind the assault. Islamabad denies that. An Indian flag lies in front of a damaged shop following an overnight artillery shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri district, Indian controlled Kashmir (Dar Yasin/AP) Both sides have also traded heavy fire across their frontier in disputed Kashmir, and Pakistan claimed it killed scores of Indian soldiers. There was no confirmation from India. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to avenge the deaths in India's missile strikes, raising fears that the two countries could be headed toward another all-out conflict. Leaders from both nations face mounting public pressure to show strength and seek revenge, and the heated rhetoric and competing claims could be a response to that pressure. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Thursday to the Pakistani prime minister and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging both sides to de-escalate the situation, the US State Department said. New Delhi, meanwhile, accused Pakistan of attempting 'to engage a number of military targets' with missiles and drones along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir and elsewhere along their border. 'The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations,' it said. At a news briefing, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday rejected India's claim that Islamabad carried out any attack in Indian Punjab. 'These accusations are an attempt to incite anti-Pakistan sentiment among the Punjabi Sikh population in India,' he said. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told parliament that so far, Pakistan has not responded to India's missile attacks, but there will be one. Later Thursday, Indian authorities ordered a night-time blackout in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, which borders Pakistan.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pakistan denies Indian accusations of attacks on military bases
Pakistan has denied Indian accusations it has attacked military bases amid the growing conflict between the two neighbours. India's Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff, a central coordinating arm for all Indian armed forces, said military stations in Jammu, Udhampur and Pathankot were targeted by Pakistan using missiles and drones. It said the attacks were repelled and no casualties were reported. Shesh Paul Vaid, the region's former director-general of police, said the Jammu Airport likely was also under attack and that some of the 50 loud explosions he heard likely were because 'our defence system is at work'. Jammu and Udhampur are close to the Line of Control, the de facto border that divides the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Pathankot is in India's Punjab state. Sirens were also heard in some parts of the region's main city of Srinagar, residents said. It was followed by a blackout in the city and other parts of the region. Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement rejected the Indian claims that Pakistan launched attacks on Pathankot, Jaisalmer and Srinagar, saying 'these claims are entirely unfounded, politically motivated, and part of a reckless propaganda campaign aimed at maligning Pakistan'. It added that 'such actions not only further endanger regional peace but also reveal a disturbing willingness to exploit misinformation for political and military ends'. India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India acknowledged it had targeted Pakistan's air defence system and accused its neighbour of attempting its own attack. Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones while India said it 'neutralised' Pakistan's attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Indian missiles struck several locations in Pakistan, killing 31 civilians, according to Pakistani officials. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed more than two dozen people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month. India accused Pakistan of being behind the assault. Islamabad denies that. Both sides have also traded heavy fire across their frontier in disputed Kashmir, and Pakistan claimed it killed scores of Indian soldiers. There was no confirmation from India. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to avenge the deaths in India's missile strikes, raising fears that the two countries could be headed toward another all-out conflict. Leaders from both nations face mounting public pressure to show strength and seek revenge, and the heated rhetoric and competing claims could be a response to that pressure. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Thursday to the Pakistani prime minister and India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging both sides to de-escalate the situation, the US State Department said. New Delhi, meanwhile, accused Pakistan of attempting 'to engage a number of military targets' with missiles and drones along the Line of Control that divides Kashmir and elsewhere along their border. 'The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations,' it said. At a news briefing, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday rejected India's claim that Islamabad carried out any attack in Indian Punjab. 'These accusations are an attempt to incite anti-Pakistan sentiment among the Punjabi Sikh population in India,' he said. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told parliament that so far, Pakistan has not responded to India's missile attacks, but there will be one. Later Thursday, Indian authorities ordered a night-time blackout in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, which borders Pakistan.
Scroll.in
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Punjab schools, colleges closed for three days amid border tensions
The Punjab government on Thursday ordered the closure of educational institutions for three days amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan. Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that all schools, colleges and universities – government, private and aided – across the state will remain closed for three days 'in view of the evolving situation'. Authorities in the Union Territory of Chandigarh also declared the closure of schools till Saturday, PTI reported. The Chandigarh administration said on Friday morning that it had received a warning from the air force station about a possible Pakistani attack. Sirens are being sounded in the Union Territory and residents were advised to remain indoors and away from balconies, the administration said. In Haryana, educational institutions in Panchkula will remain closed till Saturday, the news agency quoted unidentified officials as saying. The Indian Army said that the Pakistani military had launched several attacks using drones and other munitions along India's entire western border on Thursday night. Pakistani soldiers also violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, it added in a statement on Friday morning. The drone attacks were 'effectively repulsed' and a 'befitting reply' was given to the ceasefire violations, the Indian Army said. On Thursday night, the Indian Army had said that Pakistan had targeted Indian military stations in Punjab's Pathankot and Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu and Udhampur areas along the international border using missiles and drones. The Indian armed forces had neutralised the Pakistani threat 'with kinetic and non-kinetic means' and no losses were reported, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters had said. A blackout was enforced in several cities in North India amid reports that Pakistani drones were attempting to attack the Jammu region. Blackouts were imposed in Amritsar and Jalandhar in Punjab, Samba, Jammu, Baramulla and Kishtwar areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and Bikaner in Rajasthan, among other places. This came after the Indian military on Wednesday carried out strikes on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Nine sites were targeted during the strikes, which were code-named Operation Sindoor. At least 31 persons were killed and 46 injured in Pakistan in India's strikes, reported Al Jazeera. Islamabad claimed that the strikes killed and injured several civilians and called the operation a violation of its sovereignty. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that Operation Sindoor was carried out with 'precision, alertness and humanity' to ensure that civilians were not affected. He reiterated India's position that the action was 'focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature'. The Pakistan Army retaliated by shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Sixteen persons were killed in the firing, according to India's defence ministry.
