At least 26 dead in Pakistan in overnight India attacks, military says
Source: abc
At least 46 others were injured, a Pakistani military official said.
By Kevin Shalvey, Victoria Beaule, and Prashun Mazumdar May 7, 2025, 4:06 AM
LONDON and DELHI -- Twenty-six people were killed and dozens more were injured overnight in Pakistan by Indian aerial attacks, Pakistani officials said.
The Pakistani military said the airstrike amounted to a "blatant act of aggression," a characterization disputed by an Indian official, who said it was a "measured, non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible."
The strike, which followed Tuesday's missile assault, came amid rising tension as India continued to blame Pakistan for a deadly attack in April in the disputed Kashmir region, a claim that Pakistan denies. That militant attack, known as the Pahalgam incident, left 26 people dead in Indian-held Kashmir..................
The attack "constitutes a clear violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding, "The Indian side was warned that such reckless behavior poses a serious threat to regional peace and stability."......................
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Soldiers and onlookers inspect the debris of a mosque after Indian strikes in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025.
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