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NZ Herald
10-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Pakistan strikes sites inside India, bringing nuclear rivals nearer to war
The scope of the casualties and damage was not immediately clear. Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, a territory administered by India, said one government official was killed after his government home was hit by shelling from Pakistan. Pakistan justified Saturday's military action by framing it as retaliation for New Delhi's attacks on Wednesday, which were the deepest and deadliest strikes inside Pakistan in more than 50 years. Before Pakistan's military action early Saturday, Pakistan's chief military spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry also said India had targeted Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal and Rafiqui air base near Shorkot with air-to-surface missiles. Most of the missiles, he said in a later appearance, were intercepted and there were no casualties or damage. India's actions, he said, were 'pushing the whole region toward dangerous war', and he vowed a firm response. The media wing of Pakistan's military, soon after, said the armed forces were targeting Indian military sites and claimed to have struck multiple locations. In Srinagar, a site in Indian-administered Kashmir that Pakistani officials said they were targeting, residents heard at least five blasts in the early morning. 'I was sleeping when loud blasts shook me awake,' said Abid, a resident who spoke on the condition that only his first name be used for fear of reprisal. Over the next 20 minutes, the detonations appeared to come closer, suggesting that multiple targets may have been struck. Over four nights of conflict, each country has portrayed the other as the aggressor, trading blame for civilians coming under fire along the Line of Control that separates Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and for apparent drone and missile attacks. New Delhi framed its strikes on Wednesday as retaliation for the April 22 rampage by gunmen in a tourist area in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 people – the deadliest assault on Indian civilians in more than 15 years. Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations on Friday issued a call for de-escalation and said the two countries should 'engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome'. On Friday, Pakistan's military said it had shot down a total of 77 drones in the conflict, while India's Defence Ministry said Pakistan targeted 36 locations, including civilian infrastructure, with up to 400 drones – many of which it claimed to have shot down. India said some of its soldiers had been killed, without providing further details.
Saudi Gazette
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
21 airports across northern India will be closed until Saturday
NEW DELHI — A total of 21 airports across northern and northwestern India will remain closed until Saturday, according to a senior police official. 'All airports have been sealed. No one will be allowed to go in or out except for security personnel and staff,' Shri Sirivennela of Amritsar Police told Indian news agency ANI, adding that 'all scheduled flights' in the region will be impacted. 'Until the situation is under control, we will be following the decisions made by the central government,' Sirivennela told ANI. Multiple Indian and international carriers issued travel advisories on Wednesday regarding cancellations to and from destinations in northern India, after New Delhi launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Other airlines said they were re-routing or canceling flights to and from Europe due to the escalation between India and Pakistan, with more than two dozen international flights diverted to avoid Pakistan airspace, according to FlightRadar24 data. Late on Wednesday night (Thursday morning local time), Reuters reported that Pakistan had reopened its airspace and that its airports were fully functional. Pakistan has reopened its airspace after closing it following India's missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Reuters reported. The country's airports are now 'fully functional,' according to Reuters, citing Pakistan authorities. On Thursday morning, flight tracker website FlightRadar24 showed some passenger planes flying over Pakistan again – though most flights are still steering clear of the Pakistan-India border. Pakistan closed airspace around Lahore and the coastal city of Karachi on Wednesday morning after India launched a series of early morning strikes on locations in the country's north. There were major flight disruptions, with India also closing some of its airports near the border region and multiple international airlines avoiding flying over Pakistan. — CNN
Trade Arabia
07-05-2025
- Trade Arabia
Flights hit after India strikes on Pakistan areas
Flights to India and Pakistan were disrupted following India launching strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning in response to a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir just over two weeks ago. Pakistan has called this a "blatant act of war" as tensions escalate between the nuclear-armed arch rivals. The divided Himalayan region is claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety. India said its Operation Sindoor struck nine Pakistani sites on Wednesday that were "terrorist infrastructure" where attacks against it were orchestrated. Islamabad has said six Pakistani locations were targeted, and a total of 24 impacts felt from different weapons. Pakistan said eight people were killed, 35 injured and two were missing after the attack. A Pakistan military spokesperson told Reuters his country shot down five Indian aircraft while they were in Indian airspace. India has not confirmed this claim. Flight operations at various Indian airports, particularly those close to the India-Pakistan border or in the vicinity of key Indian Air Force bases, have been impacted due to the developing situation and the consequent changes in airspace conditions. With some of the airports — largely in north India — being closed for civil flight operations following the strikes against Pakistan, Indian airlines announced cancellation of flights to and from such airports for most of Wednesday. They also cautioned flyers that these disruptions are expected to have a network-wide impact, affecting flight schedules in other parts of the country as well. Air India also diverted two of its international flights enroute from Amritsar to New Delhi. Qatar Airways temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan. Pakistan International Airlines said airborne flights had been diverted to Karachi, while those on ground have been put on hold. Vietnam Airlines said that the tensions between India and Pakistan had affected its flight plans and would provide details regarding re-routing schedules later. Korean Air said it had began rerouting its Seoul Incheon–Dubai flights on Wednesday, opting for a southern route that passes over Myanmar, Bangladesh, and India, instead of the previous path through Pakistani airspace. Thai Airways said that flights to destinations in Europe and South Asia would be rerouted starting early Wednesday morning, warning this could cause delays to some flights. Taiwan's China Airlines said it had activated its contingency plan and "taken a series of measures to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew." It did not elaborate. The website of Taiwan's main international airport at Taoyuan, outside of Taipei, showed that Wednesday's China Airlines non-stop flight to London had been canceled.
