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News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
India and Pakistan trade fire after deadly escalation
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to retaliate after India launched deadly missile strikes on Wednesday morning, with days of repeated gunfire along their border escalating into artillery shelling. "We will avenge each drop of the blood of these martyrs," Sharif said, in an address to the nation. India said it had destroyed nine "terrorist camps" in Pakistan in "focused, measured and non-escalatory" strikes, two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir -- a charge Pakistan denies. At least 45 deaths have been reported from both sides of the border following Wednesday's violence, including children. Islamabad said 31 civilians were killed by Indian strikes and firing along the border. New Delhi said 13 civilians and a soldier had been killed by Pakistani fire. Pakistan's military also said five Indian jets had been downed across the border, but New Delhi has not responded to the claims. An Indian senior security source, who asked not to be named, said three of its fighter jets had crashed on home territory. - 'Screamed' - The largest Indian strike was on an Islamic seminary near the Punjabi city of Bahawalpur, killing 13 people according to the Pakistan military. Madasar Choudhary, 29, described how his sister saw two children killed in Poonch, on the Indian side of the frontier on Wednesday. "She saw two children running out of her neighbour's house and screamed for them to get back inside," Choudhary said, narrating her account because she was too shocked to speak. "But shrapnel got to the children -- and they eventually died." Muhammad Riaz said he and his family had been made homeless after Indian strikes hit Muzaffarabad, the main city of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. "There is no place to live," he said. "There is no space at the house of our relatives. We are very upset, we have nowhere to go." On Wednesday night, Pakistan military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry reported firing across the Line of Control -- the de facto border in Kashmir -- and said that the armed forces had been authorised to "respond in self-defence" at a "time, place and manner of its choosing". India's army on Thursday morning reported firing "small arms and artillery guns" in multiple sites overnight, adding that its soldiers had "responded proportionately", without giving further details. India and Pakistan have fought multiple times since the violent end of British rule in 1947, when colonial officers drew straight-line borders on maps to partition the nations, dividing communities. Muslim-majority Kashmir -- claimed by both India and Pakistan -- has been a repeated flashpoint. - 'No pushover' - India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the operation was New Delhi's "right to respond" following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir last month, when gunmen killed 26 people, mainly Hindu men. New Delhi blamed the Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba -- a UN-designated terrorist organisation, and the nations traded days of threats and diplomatic measures. India on Thursday braced for Pakistan's threatened retaliation. "Border districts on high alert," The Hindu newspaper headline read, adding that "India must be prepared for escalatory action" by Pakistan. In an editorial, the Indian Express wrote "there is no reason to believe that the Pakistan Army has been chastened by the Indian airstrikes", adding that Indian military experts were "aware that Pakistan's armed forces are no pushover". Diplomats and world leaders have pressured both countries to step back from the brink. "I want to see them stop," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is slated to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday in New Delhi, days after visiting Pakistan, as Tehran seeks to mediate. Analysts said they were fully expecting Pakistani military action to "save face" in a response to India. "India's limited objectives are met," said Happymon Jacob, director of the New Delhi-based think tank Council for Strategic and Defence Research. "Pakistan has a limited objective of ensuring that it carries out a retaliatory strike to save face domestically and internationally. So, that is likely to happen." Based on past conflicts, he believed it would "likely end in a few iterations of exchange of long-range gunfire or missiles into each other's territory".
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iran's foreign minister repeats call for restraint in India-Pakistan standoff
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called for restraint between India and Pakistan upon landing in New Delhi on Thursday, state media reported, a day after India targeted what it says are 'terrorist camps' in Pakistan in retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. "We hope that India and Pakistan will prevent the escalation of tension in the region," Araqchi said, reiterating calls for restraint he made during his visit to Pakistan on Monday. Islamabad rejected Indian allegations it had terrorist camps on its territory and pledged to respond to Indian strikes which it said killed at least 31 civilians. New Delhi warned any Pakistani response would warrant retaliation, fuelling fears of a larger military conflict in one of the world's most dangerous - and most populated - nuclear flashpoint regions. Araqchi's visit to India was pre-planned to attend a joint economic commission between the two countries. "Our region needs peace, especially to expand economic cooperation between regional countries, and we hope this will happen," the foreign minister added. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
Reuters
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Iran's foreign minister repeats call for restraint in India-Pakistan standoff
DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called for restraint between India and Pakistan upon landing in New Delhi on Thursday, state media reported, a day after India targeted what it says are 'terrorist camps' in Pakistan in retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir last month. "We hope that India and Pakistan will prevent the escalation of tension in the region," Araqchi said, reiterating calls for restraint he made during his visit to Pakistan on Monday. Islamabad rejected Indian allegations it had terrorist camps on its territory and pledged to respond to Indian strikes which it said killed at least 31 civilians. New Delhi warned any Pakistani response would warrant retaliation, fuelling fears of a larger military conflict in one of the world's most dangerous - and most populated - nuclear flashpoint regions. Araqchi's visit to India was pre-planned to attend a joint economic commission between the two countries. "Our region needs peace, especially to expand economic cooperation between regional countries, and we hope this will happen," the foreign minister added.
Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
India, Pakistan exchange gunfire in Kashmir after missile strikes, confirmed deaths rise to 43
SRINAGAR (India), May 8 — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged small arms and artillery fire overnight along the de facto border in contested Kashmir, the Indian army said yesterday. The nuclear-armed rivals experienced their worst violence in two decades yesterday, after India launched deadly missile strikes on its neighbour, with days of repeated gunfire along their border escalating into artillery shelling. India said its strikes yesterday had destroyed nine 'terrorist camps' in Pakistan, two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir — a charge Pakistan denies. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in an address to the nation late yesterday that Islamabad would 'avenge' those killed by India. At least 43 deaths have been reported so far from both sides of the border collectively following yesterday's violence. Islamabad said 31 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, and New Delhi added at least 12 dead from Pakistani shelling. There was no immediate confirmation from Pakistan of the latest reported violence along the frontier. 'During the night... Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked fire using small arms and artillery guns across the LoC (the Line of Control) in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor areas in Jammu and Kashmir,' the army said in a statement, adding it had 'responded proportionately'. Diplomats and world leaders have pressured both countries to step back from the brink. 'I want to see them stop,' US President Donald Trump said yesterday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is slated to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today in New Delhi, days after visiting Pakistan, as Tehran seeks to mediate between the two sides. India and Pakistan have fought multiple times since the violent end of British rule in 1947, when colonial officers drew straight-line borders on maps to partition the nations, dividing communities. Muslim-majority Kashmir — claimed by both India and Pakistan — has been a repeated flashpoint. — AFP
Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
India, Pakistan exchange gunfire in Kashmir after missile strikes, deaths rise to 43
SRINAGAR (India), May 8 — Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged small arms and artillery fire overnight along the de facto border in contested Kashmir, the Indian army said yesterday. The nuclear-armed rivals experienced their worst violence in two decades yesterday, after India launched deadly missile strikes on its neighbour, with days of repeated gunfire along their border escalating into artillery shelling. India said its strikes yesterday had destroyed nine 'terrorist camps' in Pakistan, two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir — a charge Pakistan denies. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in an address to the nation late yesterday that Islamabad would 'avenge' those killed by India. At least 43 deaths have been reported so far from both sides of the border collectively following yesterday's violence. Islamabad said 31 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, and New Delhi added at least 12 dead from Pakistani shelling. There was no immediate confirmation from Pakistan of the latest reported violence along the frontier. 'During the night... Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked fire using small arms and artillery guns across the LoC (the Line of Control) in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor areas in Jammu and Kashmir,' the army said in a statement, adding it had 'responded proportionately'. Diplomats and world leaders have pressured both countries to step back from the brink. 'I want to see them stop,' US President Donald Trump said yesterday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is slated to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today in New Delhi, days after visiting Pakistan, as Tehran seeks to mediate between the two sides. India and Pakistan have fought multiple times since the violent end of British rule in 1947, when colonial officers drew straight-line borders on maps to partition the nations, dividing communities. Muslim-majority Kashmir — claimed by both India and Pakistan — has been a repeated flashpoint. — AFP
