India launches air strikes on 'terrorist camps' inside Pakistan but Karachi says two war planes were shot down
By SABRINA PENTY
India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani 'terror camps' in Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region.
The long-simmering conflict between the neighboring nuclear powers intensified dramatically overnight.
Fighter jets roared through the skies over the Himalayan territory early Wednesday and the sounds of explosions could be heard near the so-called Line of Control.
'A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched 'OPERATION SINDOOR', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed', the Indian government said in a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Indian army added that no Pakistani military facilities had been targeted, noting that India had 'demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution'.
Seven people have died, including at least two children, a spokesperson for the Pakistani military told BBC.
In the hours that followed, the Indian army said that Pakistan had 'fired artillery' across the dividing lines in Kashmir in retaliation, accusing it of violating a 2020 ceasefire agreement.
'Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing Artillery in Bhimber Gali in Poonch- Rajauri area,' on the Indian side, Indian army said in a post on X.
India fired missiles across the border into nine Pakistani 'terror camps' in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday
No military facilities were targeted in the strikes
In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, a woman injured in a suspected Indian missile attack, receives treatment at a hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, May 7, 2025
The army 'is responding appropriately in a calibrated manner,' it added.
The strikes came amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month's militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant attack, which Islamabad has denied.
The missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province early Wednesday.
CNN reported that five locations were struck. Three of those locations – Kotli, Muzaffarabad and Bagh are in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
One of them struck a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab, where a child was killed, one official said.
Pakistani officials confirmed that Pakistan had launched retaliatory strikes, without providing any details.
The Pakistani army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, told ARY News that the missiles were launched from within Indian territory and that no Indian aircraft had entered Pakistani airspace.
This handout photograph released by the Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on May 7, 2025 shows paramedics giving treatment to an injured man at a hospital in Bahawalpur, Punjab province, following strikes in Pakistan
Local residents examine a building damaged from a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7
Security force officials and media gather outside a damaged building from a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, May 7, 2025
The strikes came amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month's militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir
Statement issued by India's Ministry of Defence
India says it has launched an attack on Pakistan-administered Kashmir
'This was a cowardly attack targeting innocent civilians under the cover of darkness,' Sharif told the broadcaster.'
The Indian army has also posted to X tonight writing that 'Justice is Served' and 'Jai Hind!!', which translates to 'victory to India'.
Multiple explosions were heard in the Pakistani Kashmir area close to the city of Muzaffarabad on Tuesday night, according to Reuters.
Unverified footage on social media shows several loud explosions ringing in the city of Muzaffarabad.
Witnesses have reported that the city's power is currently blacked out.
Indian fighter jets could be heard flying over Srinagar, the capital of Indian Kashmir, according to unconfirmed reports.
Loud explosions were heard in the town of Poonch, only about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the dividing line, as New Delhi accused Pakistan of firing shells across the Line of Control.
Indian fighter jets could be heard flying over Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, while explosions were heard in Wuyan, a few miles from Srinagar's military headquarters.
A general view shows deserted street of the main town of Poonch district, on May 7, 2025
A flare goes up in air over the hill near main town of Poonch district
Security forces officials and members of media gather a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7
Security personnel cordon-off a street as local residents evacuate their homes near the site of a strike in Muzaffarabad
An ambulance arrives near the site of a strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Security personnel cordon-off a street near the site of a strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Two Indian jets have been shot down by Pakistan's air force, state-run Pakistan Television has said, quoting officials.
Commenting on the escalation from the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump told reporters: 'We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval...I guess people knew something was going to happen... They've been fighting for a long time... I just hope it ends very quickly.'
The attack from the Indian government comes after it vowed to retaliate following the 'barbaric' attack in which dozens of Indians were killed in Kashmir last month.
On April 22, gunmen burst out of forests at a popular tourist spot and opened fire on the crowds of visitors, killing 25 Indian residents and one person residing in Nepal.
The attack took place in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the 'Switzerland of India'.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded furiously to the incident by pledging a 'punishment bigger than they can imagine' for the perpetrators.
Tensions have been escalating massively between the two historical rivals since the tragedy, with fears that conflict could break out between the two nuclear-armed nations who have been bitter rivals since 1947, when the nations were split from British-controlled India.
The attack from the Indian government comes after it vowed to retaliate following the 'barbaric' attack in which dozens of Indians were killed in Kashmir last month
Tensions have been rising between the two historical rivals since the tragedy, with fears that conflict could break out between the two nuclear-armed nations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to 'identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers'
On April 22 gunmen burst out of forests at a popular tourist spot and opened fire on the crowds of visitors
Family members perform Hindu rituals in front of the body of Bharath Bhushan after the deadly attack in Kashmir
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The partition of the two nations established Pakistan as a Muslim-majority nation, while India was created as a Hindu-majority nation.
Britain's decision, passed by parliament in July 1947, also gave Kashmir, as well as Jammu, the opportunity to decide which nation to join.
Kashmir's monarch, the maharaja, initially decided that his nation should go it alone, claiming that it had been under the yoke of empires for centuries and had been ignored and under-developed.
But ultimately, the then-ruler of Kashmir agreed his nation should join India, in exchange for the former colony providing material support against Pakistan, which later triggered the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48.
The attack took place in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the 'Switzerland of India'
Years of conflict led to rebels in Kashmir waging an insurgency that began in 1989, seeking independence or a merger with Pakistan.
New Delhi has regularly blamed Islamabad for backing gunmen in Kashmir, though Pakistan denies this.
The region is split between India and Pakistan and claimed by both in its entirety.
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