India attacks Pakistan - Tensions escalate after killings in Kashmir last month
India announced that its armed forces had carried out strikes against Pakistan and what it calls Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, targeting "terrorist infrastructure." "Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalating. No Pakistani military installations have been targeted," the country's Defense Ministry said.
The operation, which the ministry said targeted nine locations "from where terrorist attacks against India are being planned and directed," comes after a militant attack last month in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed. "We stand by our commitment that those who carried out this attack will be held accountable," the statement said.
The ministry added that India had shown "considerable restraint in the selection of targets and the method of execution" in "Operation Sindoor." The term "Sindoor" refers to a red or orange-colored powder applied primarily by married Hindu Indian women.
At a later press conference, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said a group called the Resistance Front had claimed responsibility for carrying out the massacre in Kashmir, accusing it of being an offshoot of the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, which is banned by the United Nations. Pakistan has denied the claims.
Pakistan's Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, accused India of violating his country's territorial sovereignty and attacking the civilian population. A Pakistani military spokesman said 26 Pakistanis were killed and 46 wounded in the attacks.
Most airlines are diverting flights from Pakistani airspace, according to flight tracker FlightRadar24. Indian airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet said airports in northern India and flights were affected by the situation. Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan due to the closure of Pakistani airspace.
US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that "I think people knew something was going to happen based on the past. It's unfortunate," Trump said, adding that he hopes "it ends very quickly." US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was monitoring the situation closely and would continue to work towards a peaceful situation.
On the other hand, the UAE foreign ministry called on India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint, reduce tensions and avoid further escalation that threatens regional and international peace."
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