Explosions in Pakistan and Kashmir as India launches 'precision strikes' | ITV News
India launched attacks against several sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir in what they have called “Operation Sindoor”, according to Indian Armed Forces.
A statement posted online claimed nine sites were targeted – all of which, it said, were “terrorist infrastructure”.
The statement continued: “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.
“These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable.”
Pakistani security officials confirmed the attacks, saying India had fired three missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory early on Wednesday.
The missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country’s eastern Punjab province, according to security officials.
They said one of them struck a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab, where a child was killed, and a woman and man were injured.
The Pakistani army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, told Pakistani media that the missiles were launched from within Indian territory and that no Indian aircraft had entered Pakistani airspace.
“This was a cowardly attack targeting innocent civilians under the cover of darkness,” Sharif told the broadcaster.
The attacks come amid soaring tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations following a militant attack which killed 26 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, a claim which was refuted.
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