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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
13 civilians killed in Pakistani Kashmir in 12 hours, says disaster authority
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 13 civilians were killed in Pakistani Kashmir in 12 hours until noon on Saturday, the region's disaster authority said, as India and Pakistan traded fire after Islamabad's military action against India in the early hours of the day. More than 50 people were also injured in the region, the authority said. Tensions between India and Pakistan, both of who rule Kashmir in part, have escalated since India struck "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan on Wednesday.
Reuters
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
13 civilians killed in Pakistani Kashmir in 12 hours, says disaster authority
ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Reuters) - At least 13 civilians were killed in Pakistani Kashmir in 12 hours until noon on Saturday, the region's disaster authority said, as India and Pakistan traded fire after Islamabad's military action against India in the early hours of the day. More than 50 people were also injured in the region, the authority said. Tensions between India and Pakistan, both of who rule Kashmir in part, have escalated since India struck "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan on Wednesday.
NHK
08-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
India, Pakistan trade accusations of drone attacks as tensions ramp up
Mutual accusations of drone attacks by India and Pakistan are stoking fears of large-scale military clashes between the two neighbors. A Pakistani military spokesperson said India's military carried out drone strikes in Pakistan between Wednesday night and Thursday. The spokesperson said 25 of the unmanned aircraft were shot down, but that two civilians, one in the eastern province of Punjab, were killed. India's government released a statement accusing Pakistan of using drones and missiles against a number of military targets in the country's north and west from Wednesday night to Thursday. The statement also said India's military had targeted air defense radars and systems "at a number of locations in Pakistan" on Thursday morning. It claimed that an air defense system in the eastern city of Lahore had been "neutralized." Media outlets in India are reporting that Pakistan mounted more attacks, including drone strikes, on Thursday night. Indian and Pakistani military forces stationed in the disputed Kashmir region have also been engaged in sporadic fighting across the de facto boundary between the two countries. India announced on Wednesday that it had conducted missile attacks on Pakistan and the Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir earlier in the day. India said the strikes had targeted what it called "terrorist infrastructure" in retaliation for a deadly assault by gunmen in the India-controlled part of Kashmir last month. Pakistan denies India's claim that it was involved in the Kashmir attack.
Arab News
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistani man killed as multiple Indian drones downed amid cross-border hostilities
KARACHI: A Pakistani man was killed and another injured on Thursday when an Indian drone fell on them in the border region of the southern Sindh province, said a police official, amid heightened military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors following deadly missile strikes a day earlier. The incident comes after an Indian missile attack killed 31 people and injured 57 across several locations in Pakistan, with New Delhi calling it a response to an April 22 attack in the disputed Kashmir region that left 26 tourists dead and which it blamed on Pakistan despite Islamabad's repeated denials. New Delhi said it had targeted 'terrorist infrastructure' across Pakistan, while Islamabad condemned the strikes as a violation of sovereignty and said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets. The drone incident occurred in Sarfaraz Leghari village, located in Ghotki district, according to Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Samiullah Soomro. 'This morning, a drone fell over two villagers... killing one man and injuring another,' Soomro told Arab News over the phone, saying more details would be confirmed following a visit to the site. Eyewitnesses in Ghotki said the drone entered from the Indian side last night and hovered over the village before it was hit by Pakistani forces this morning, following which it fell down near canal where the men were working. 'My brother Mukhtiar Ahmed, who was only 25, was martyred,' Jabbar Laghari, a local schoolteacher, said. 'He leaves behind three children. My father was also injured.' A security officer told reporters that the drone was Indian. Separately, Pakistan's air defense system shot down an Indian drone in the eastern city of Lahore, Pakistani police and security officials said, as India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the two countries' highly militarized frontier in Kashmir. Local police official Mohammad Rizwan said only that a drone was downed in the Waltan neighborhood of the city that also contains military installations. Local media reported that two additional drones were shot down in other cities in Punjab province, of which Lahore is the capital. Tens of thousands of people in Indian-administered Kashmir also slept in shelters across the de-facto border in Indian-controlled Kashmir overnight, officials and residents said on Thursday. –With input from AP
Al Jazeera
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Pakistan vows retaliation after India launches air strikes
Pakistan's military says at least 31 civilians killed and 46 others wounded in India's attacks. Pakistan has promised to retaliate after India launched military strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, fuelling fears of a broader confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Pakistan's government on Wednesday pledged to respond 'at a time, place and manner of its choosing to avenge the loss of innocent Pakistani lives and blatant violation of its sovereignty'. Pakistan's military said at least 31 civilians were killed and 46 others injured in the Indian attacks and ensuing cross-border shelling, describing the strikes as having 'ignited an inferno in the region'. In New Delhi, Indian officials briefed more than a dozen foreign envoys, telling them: 'If Pakistan responds, India will respond'. It comes amid spiralling tensions following a deadly attack last month on Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which India blamed on Pakistan-based fighters. Islamabad has denied any involvement. Cross-border shelling India's government said its forces targeted nine sites it described as 'terrorist infrastructure', including facilities allegedly linked to the fighters who killed 25 tourists and one local in last month's Kashmir attack. Sign up for Al Jazeera Breaking News Alert Get real-time breaking news alerts and stay up-to-date with the most important headlines from around the globe. Subscribe Your subscription failed. Please try again. Please check your email to confirm your subscription By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy protected by reCAPTCHA Advertisement However, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, residents said Indian missiles struck a mosque-seminary in the city centre. The building, which included residential quarters, was left in ruins, with five missiles reportedly killing three people inside the two-storey structure. Meanwhile, heavy cross-border shelling and gunfire continued along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing Kashmir. Officials said 13 civilians were killed and 43 wounded on the Indian side, while at least six civilians were killed on the Pakistani side. Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office claimed that five Indian fighter jets and drones were shot down during the escalation. The Indian embassy in Beijing dismissed reports of downed aircraft as 'disinformation'. Sharif promises response Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar told TRT World that there had been communication between the national security advisers of the two countries, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged that Pakistan would respond decisively. 'For the blatant mistake that India made last night, it will now have to pay the price,' Sharif said on state broadcaster PTV. 'Perhaps they thought that we would retreat, but they forgot that … this is a nation of brave people.' Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid, reporting from Islamabad, said that retaliation from Pakistan was widely anticipated. 'Pakistan is expected to retaliate within the next 24 to 48 hours, and that's something we've been hearing from politicians across the board,' he said. Advertisement 'They're citing Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which says that a country has the right to respond to an unprovoked act of aggression.' India defended its actions, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claiming its 'targets we had set were destroyed with exactness according to a well-planned strategy'. 'We have shown sensitivity by ensuring that no civilian population was affected in the slightest,' he added. Islamabad claims six sites targeted by India were not linked to armed groups. 'I want to see it stop' The Pakistani military said 57 commercial aircraft from multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Thailand, South Korea and China, were in Pakistan's airspace at the time of India's attack, putting thousands of passengers at risk. India has since ordered the closure of at least 21 civilian airports in the northern and western parts of the country for passenger flights until May 10, The Hindu reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Prime Minister Sharif and expressed Ankara's support. According to the Turkish presidency, Erdogan praised Pakistan's 'calm and restrained policies' during the crisis. In Washington, United States President Donald Trump said he hoped to help de-escalate the situation. 'I want to see it stop. And if I can do anything to help, I will be there,' he told reporters at the White House. 'We want to see them work it out.' Advertisement Uday Chandra, assistant professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, said while retaliation from Pakistan was expected, it appeared that neither country was seeking 'an all-out war'.
