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| India strikes ‘terrorist targets’ in Pakistan | India strikes ‘terrorist targets’ in Pakistan |
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| Islamabad has vowed retaliation as the most intense fighting in years broke out between the nuclear-armed rivals | Islamabad has vowed retaliation as the most intense fighting in years broke out between the nuclear-armed rivals |
| India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” targeting what it called “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley. | |
| Islamabad condemned the strikes as a “heinous provocation” and vowed retaliation. | Islamabad condemned the strikes as a “heinous provocation” and vowed retaliation. |
| New Delhi said it hit at least nine targets early Wednesday morning, insisting that the strikes were directed at “terrorist camps” and not the Pakistani armed forces or civilians. | New Delhi said it hit at least nine targets early Wednesday morning, insisting that the strikes were directed at “terrorist camps” and not the Pakistani armed forces or civilians. |
| “Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution,” the Indian government said in a statement. | “Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution,” the Indian government said in a statement. |
| Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the Indian operation, describing the strikes as a “cowardly” attack. “Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given,” he said. | Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the Indian operation, describing the strikes as a “cowardly” attack. “Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given,” he said. |
| The airstrikes follow the April 22 attack in Baisaran Valley, which left 26 civilians dead. India has held Pakistan indirectly responsible, alleging cross-border militant involvement. The Resistance Front, believed to be tied to the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, initially claimed responsibility for the attack, though later reports indicated that the group distanced itself from it. | The airstrikes follow the April 22 attack in Baisaran Valley, which left 26 civilians dead. India has held Pakistan indirectly responsible, alleging cross-border militant involvement. The Resistance Front, believed to be tied to the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, initially claimed responsibility for the attack, though later reports indicated that the group distanced itself from it. |
| Islamabad has vehemently denied that it had any role in the attack and has called for an impartial probe. | Islamabad has vehemently denied that it had any role in the attack and has called for an impartial probe. |
| The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors have fought four wars since both gained independence from the UK in 1947. | The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors have fought four wars since both gained independence from the UK in 1947. |