India fired missiles in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing at a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. India also claims there are casualties from Pakistani fire in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.
Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month鈥檚 militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant attack, which Islamabad has denied.
India has moved to punish Pakistan after accusing it of backing the attack in Pahalgam, which Islamabad denies. since 1949 and is claimed by both in its entirety.
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India says Pakistani army shelling kills 3
India鈥檚 army says three civilians were killed in Pakistani shelling into Indian-controlled Kashmir.
It says the Pakistani army 鈥渞esorted to arbitrary firing鈥� across the de facto border that divides disputed Kashmir between the two countries.
Pakistan tells UN it reserves right to respond
Pakistan鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Islamabad has informed the U.N. Security Council about the Indian attacks and the threat it poses to international peace and security.
The ministry says in a statement that the Security Council was told that 鈥淧akistan reserves the right to respond appropriately to this aggression at a time and place of its choosing.鈥�
Officials say India used precision strike weapons systems
Indian security officials say that army, navy and air force personnel used precision strike weapon systems, including drones, to carry out the strikes.
The officials said that intelligence agencies provided coordinates for the strikes and that all operations were executed from Indian territory.
The officials said the strikes targeted the headquarters of militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke.
South Asia analyst says Pakistan's response will 鈥榩ack a punch鈥�
Geopolitical analyst Michael Kugelman said that 鈥渢hese are some of the most high-intensity Indian strikes in Pakistan in years, and Pakistan鈥檚 response will surely pack a punch as well.鈥�
鈥淭hese are two strong militaries that, even with nuclear weapons as a deterrent, are not afraid to deploy sizeable levels of conventional military force against each other. The escalation risks are real. And they could well increase, and quickly,鈥� Kugelman said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Rubio says he hopes the latest conflict ends quickly
The U.S. secretary of state says in a post on X that 鈥淚 am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely.鈥�
Rubio continued: 鈥淚 echo @POTUS鈥檚 comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.鈥�
Trump said earlier Tuesday that he hopes the fighting 鈥渆nds very quickly鈥� and called it 鈥渁 shame.鈥�
Indian airlines cancel some flights
SpiceJet says it cancelled flights to Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir鈥檚 main city, and to the cities of Dharamshala, Leh, Jammu and Amritsar in northern India after their airports were 鈥渃losed until further notice.鈥�
There was no immediate comment from India鈥檚 civil aviation ministry.
Two other Indian airlines also said they were cancelling their flights to the airports till possibly later Wednesday.
Indian official says Prime Minister Modi monitored the operation
An Indian official says Prime Minister Narendra Modi monitored the operation against Pakistan through the night.
The government official says there were nine targets that were hit 鈥渟uccessfully.鈥�
The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn鈥檛 authorized to disclose details.
Pakistani official says eight killed and dozens injured
Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif, Pakistan鈥檚 military spokesperson, says India attacked six locations, killing eight people and injuring 38 others.
He said in televised remarks that five civilians were killed in Ahmedpur East in Punjab province and that three people were killed at other locations.
Sharig says that 鈥渞etaliatory action is being taken in response to the enemy鈥檚 attacks.鈥�
Emergency declared in hospitals in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir
Waqar Noor, the region鈥檚 interior minister, says authorities have declared an emergency in local hospitals.
In Muzaffarabad, the main city of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, resident Abdul Sammad says he heard several explosions and that some people were wounded in the attack.
He says people were running in panic and that authorities immediately cut the power, leading to a blackout.
Indian police say a woman is killed and a girl is injured during border fight
Police say a woman was killed and a girl was wounded in Indian-controlled Kashmir when Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged mortar and gunfire at several places along the highly militarized frontier.
A local doctor says the woman was killed in the Mankote area of the Poonch district.
The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
India says official spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
India鈥檚 embassy in Washington says that Ajit Doval, the country鈥檚 national security adviser, has spoken U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shortly after the Indian strikes.
The Embassy says in a statement that India鈥檚 actions 鈥渨ere measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted.鈥�
Pakistan says a child was killed and two people injured in attack
A Pakistani official says one missile struck a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab, where a child was killed and a woman and man were injured.
The official and others say Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes but didn鈥檛 provide any details.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Pakistan condemns what it calls Indian Air Force strikes on civilian areas
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned what it calls a 鈥渂latant and unprovoked act of aggression鈥� on civilian areas by the Indian Air Force.
It says Indian aircraft lunched strikes from Indian airspace, targeting civilian areas in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Punjab province.
The ministry says in a statement that the attack reportedly resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children, and posed a significant threat to commercial air traffic.UN secretary-general calls for restraint
U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says in a statement that Secretary General Antonio Guterres is calling for restraint from both countries.
鈥淭he world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan,鈥� the statement read.
Pakistan鈥檚 defense minister condemns what he calls a 鈥榗owardly act鈥�
Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has strongly condemned what he calls a 鈥渃owardly act by India.鈥�
He told Pakistan鈥檚 Geo news channel that India had deliberately targeted civilian populations and a mosque.
鈥淭his was a cowardly move by India,鈥� Asif said. 鈥淲e will also respond.鈥�
Indian army says Pakistan fired artillery along the border
The Indian army says in a statement that Pakistan fired artillery along what鈥檚 known as the de facto border, or the Line of Control, in Bhimber Gali in India-controlled Kashmir.
It said India鈥檚 armed forces were 鈥渞esponding appropriately in a calibrated manner.鈥�
Pakistan鈥檚 Sharif convenes national security committee
Pakistan鈥檚 prime minister has convened a meeting of the National Security Committee on Wednesday morning, according to a government announcement.
Pakistan's prime minister calls Indian action an 鈥榓ct of war鈥�
In a statement, Pakistan鈥檚 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that 鈥淧akistan has every right to give a robust response to this act of war imposed by India, and a strong response is indeed being given.鈥�
Sharif said the entire nation stands with the Pakistan Armed Forces, and the morale and spirit of the Pakistani people are high.
鈥淭he Pakistani nation and the Pakistan Armed Forces know very well how to deal with the enemy,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e will never let the enemy succeed in its nefarious objectives.鈥�
Trump says he hopes fighting 鈥榚nds very quickly鈥�
President Donald Trump was asked about the airstrikes India launched in Pakistani-controlled territory and said he鈥檇 just heard about it an said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a shame.鈥�
鈥淚 guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They鈥檝e been fighting for a long time. They鈥檝e been fighting for many, many decades. And centuries, actually, if you really think about it,鈥� Trump said.
Fire along the frontier
India and Pakistan accused each other of initiating the attacks. The incidents could not be independently verified. in the Himalayan region.
Strikes follow a militant attack on Kashmir last month
The strikes come amid soaring tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month鈥檚 militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant attack, which Islamabad has denied.
India fires missiles across the frontier with Pakistan, killing at least 1 child, officials say
India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing at a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.
The missiles early Wednesday struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country鈥檚 eastern Punjab province, according to three Pakistani security officials. 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, one official said.
The officials said Pakistan had launched retaliatory strikes, without providing any details. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the record.
India says at least nine sites were targeted
India鈥檚 Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that at least nine sites were targeted 鈥渨here terrorist attacks against India have been planned.鈥�
鈥淥ur actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistan military facilities have been targeted,鈥� the statement said, adding that 鈥淚ndia has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.鈥�
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