The region’s disaster management authority confirmed that Indian firing had resulted in at least 13 civilians being martyrated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) during the last 12-hour span that led to Saturday noon, reported Reuters.
Over 50 people were also injured during the exchange, with emergency teams that were deployed to help the affected population, Offcials said.
The Indian attack like two nuclear -armed South Asian neighbors offers the brink of the war after New Delhi’s missile and drone strikes on Pakistan since May 7.
The blown -up tensions have raised international concerns with global leaders who reached out to Pakistan’s leadership to help receive the rising tensions.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has initiated retaliatory action in response to the ongoing Indian aggression during the small hours on Saturday, according to security sources. The operation is officially appointed for Operation Bunyan-Un-Marsoos
As part of the operation, all bases identified as launch points are targeted for attacks on Pakistani civilians and mosques specifically.
Several strategic goals are engaged at the same time as the operation progresses, security sources are confirmed.
They said Pakistan launched his al-Fatah missile as part of the ongoing retaliatory surgery and named it in honor of the Pakistani children who lost their lives in recent Indian aggression.
They added that Pakistan has neither forgotten nor will ever forget about the sacrifice of these innocent children who were martyrated during cross -border attacks by Indian forces earlier this week.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has declared that no meeting has been found in the National Command Authority (NCA) and is not a planned either.
“There has been no meeting in the National Command Authority, and no such meeting has been planned,” Asif told Ary News,
Earlier today at a press conference held in New Delhi, the Indian Air Force Varging Commander Vyomika Singh declared that India remained obliged to step down, but only if Pakistan took mutual steps.
The briefing was held along with the Indian Army Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. Colonel Qureshi confirmed that Pakistan’s strikes had caused damage to equipment and damage to staff at five Airbases – Underparcures, Pathankot, Adampur, Bhuj and Bathinda – after targeting more than 26 places.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply after the April 22 attack in Pahaldam, located in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), leaving 26 people died. India accused Pakistan-based elements of the attack without providing evidence. Islamabad categorically rejected the accusations.
In response, India closed the Wagah Land border, recalled Pakistani Visa and announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty on April 23. Pakistan felt any disturbance of the treaty as an “act of war” and then sealed the Wagah junction on its side.
The situation deteriorated further on May 6 and 7, with explosions reported in several Pakistani cities, including Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Murideke and Bahawalpur. Pakistan’s military spokesman, General Bill Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed that Indian air strikes had targeted several locations. Pakistan responded with air and soil operations during a new military campaign called Operation Bunyan-Un-Marsoos.
Within the retaliation of the first hour, Pakistan claimed to have shut down five Indian fighter jets, including four Rafale aircraft. LT Gen Chaudhry declared that Pakistan had the capacity to fall more, but exercised restraint. Indian media provided limited coverage with a report of Hindu later withdrawn.
International observers, including analysts at CNN, noted that Rafale -jet aircraft has challenged India’s tale of regional air superiority. A senior French intelligence officer also confirmed the loss of a Rafale aircraft to CNN – the first fight loss for the jet.
In addition, Pakistan’s armed forces reported and neutralized 77 Israeli-made Harop drones allegedly launched by India. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the drones were brought down using a mixture of electronic warfare and conventional air defense systems.
