A 7-year-old boy, Irtiza Abbas Turi, son of the Pakistani Army’s Colonel Zaheer Abbas Turi, was martyrated under Indian air strikes that hit several civilian areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
In a press briefing earlier in the day, the DG ispro -lieutenant Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that the Indian air strikes had killed 26 civilians and wounded 46 others. He noted that India targeted areas of Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Murideke and Ahmedspur Sharqia.
The military spokesman said Pakistani forces responded by shooting five Indian fighter jets and a drone. “India’s misunderstanding will be corrected,” he said, promising that any future aggression would be met with full force.
Meanwhile, the National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday authorized the armed forces in Pakistan to take on similar actions in response to Indian air strikes that targeted several civilian areas.
The NSC declaration comes in the wake of coordinated missile, air and drone strikes launched by the Indian armed forces during the night of 6 -7 May.
The forum also noted that India’s aggression also caused serious danger to commercial carriers belonging to Brotherly Gulf countries that jeopardized thousands of passengers. In addition, the Neelum-Jhelum waterpower project was also deliberately targeted in violation of international conventions.
NSC named the attacks “unprovoked, feige and illegal acts of war” and emphasized that it reserves the right to respond in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter confirming the right of a Member State to self -defense.
India’s air strikes came in the midst of tension between the two nuclear armed neighbors after the attack in the Pahagam area of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), resulting in several losses. India accused Pakistan of the attack without presenting evidence – an accusation Islamabad has decided.
