The Latest: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan responds
State-run Pakistan Television noted Saturday that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan It did not give details and it was unclear which military locations in India were being targeted Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks the state-run media revealed India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but the bulk of the missiles were intercepted Pakistan s army spokesman announced Saturday It s the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for Here is the latest Indian prime minister held meeting with top safety administrators hours before Pakistan disclosed India launched missiles Hours before Pakistan s claim of India launching missiles into its territories to target air bases Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top assurance representatives including defense minister Rajnath Singh national precaution adviser Ajit Doval and the chiefs of the army navy and air force A video disclosed by Modi s office overnight presented one of the Indian military representatives taking notes of the discussion The video did not include sound At least one dead and two wounded from shelling in Indian-controlled Kashmir A civil administrator was killed and two others wounded in Pakistani shelling in a frontier town near the highly militarized Line of Control in Indian-controlled Kashmir leaders stated on Saturday Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reported the official was killed when a Pakistani shell hit his house in southern Rajouri town early Saturday Police revealed the official s two staff members were critically injured in the episode Indian and Pakistani soldiers have heavily exchanged artillery and gunfire along the Line of Control that divides the disputed Kashmir region between two nuclear-armed rivals Indian executives explained Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery mortars and gunfire at multiple locations in Indian-controlled Kashmir They noted Indian soldiers responded Saturday s killing takes the death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir to since Wednesday when the two countries latest military standoff began Pakistan has stated Indian mortar and artillery fire has killed civilians in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the same period Pakistan foreign minister says his country had no other option but to launch retaliatory strikes Pakistan s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar explained the country launched retaliatory strikes after exercising restraint for several days in the face of repeated Indian aggression There was no other option because India proved no sincerity in response to the diplomatic efforts made by friendly countries Dar recounted Geo News He reported Pakistan had made it clear repeatedly that it reserves the right to respond under the provisions of the U N Charter adding We acted only after India continued firing drones and missiles He blamed India for the escalation saying India gave no positive response to the efforts that were made by the international society to defuse the situation Dar explained the world requested peace in the region but India ignored all pleas from the international district India will abstain from IMF meeting on Pakistan aid New Delhi Finance Ministry says it will abstain from a key meeting at the IMF on Friday that was convened for a fresh tranche of bailout package to Islamabad In a dissent note New Delhi raised concerns over the efficacy of IMF programs for Pakistan given its poor track record and the possibility of misuse of debt financing funds for state-sponsored cross edge terrorism a comment from India s finance ministry revealed Pakistan PM convenes National Command Authority State-run Pakistan Television informed Saturday morning that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a meeting of the National Command Authority the body responsible for overseeing the country s missile scheme and other strategic assets The meeting will be attended by the heads of the armed forces the intelligence chief and senior Cabinet members It is expected to review the latest developments following Pakistan s retaliatory strikes against India Pakistan shuts down flights countrywide Pakistan has shut down every airport for all flight operations according to the country s civil aviation authority In a report it stated the decision to close Pakistan s airspace for all flights was made because of the growing situation following the attacks made by India Explosions in India appear to have been near military bases former Indian police official says Explosions were heard from areas that have military bases reported Shesh Paul Vaid a former top police official for Indian-controlled Kashmir and a resident of Jammu He added that it appeared army sites were being targeted There was no immediate comment from India s defense and foreign ministry and its armed forces Backing erupts in Pakistan s major cities for the country s retaliation against India Despite the Indian attacks life in Pakistan s major cities remained normal on Saturday morning As soon as people learned that Pakistan had carried out a retaliatory strike against India residents of major cities across Pakistan were seen raising slogans in encouragement of the country s armed forces Thank God we have conclusively responded to Indian aggression declared Muhammad Ashraf who had come to Lahore s Anarkali Bazaar for an early morning breakfast In the city of Multan Punjab Muhammad Rizwan commented that the Pakistani armed forces had won the hearts of the entire nation by taking strong action against India The entire Pakistani nation is united against Indian aggression the young man noted My family and I are dependably ready to shed our blood for Pakistan and its armed forces he added Saudi Arabian official meets with Indian and Pakistani bureaucrats in effort to defuse conflict Saudi Arabia s junior foreign affairs minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met senior functionaries in India and Pakistan this week as part of the Kingdom s efforts to defuse ongoing tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals In a message issued Saturday on the social media platform X the foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia declared that during the visit it essentially called for de-escalation ending ongoing military confrontations and resolving all disputes through dialogue and diplomatic channels Gunfire heard in northwest Pakistan Blasts and gunfire were heard in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday morning A assurance official mentioned a local air base had activated its defense system to take down a drone The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media The official did not give further details including the number of drones or if they were Indian Contributed by Riazat Butt Resident says there were at least two explosions in India-controlled Kashmir Srinagar resident Mohammed Yasin noted he heard at least two explosions Our home shook and windows rattled he noted Loud explosions heard at multiple places in Indian-controlled Kashmir residents say The explosions on Saturday were heard in the disputed region s two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu and the garrison town of Udhampur Explosions that we are hearing in the present day are different from the ones we heard the last two nights during drone attacks declared Sheesh Paul Vaid the region s former top police official and a resident of Jammu It looks like a war here G urges both India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint The Group of Seven nations or G has urged maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan as hostilities flared Further military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides a announcement by Canada on behalf of G foreign ministers revealed Friday We call for immediate de-escalation and encourage both countries to engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome the message declared India says drones sighted in locations in boundary areas The Indian army revealed in a report late Friday that drones were sighted in locations in Indian states bordering Pakistan and in Indian-controlled Kashmir including region s Srinagar main city It explained the drones were tracked and engaged The situation is under close and constant watch and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary the message mentioned Analyst says Pakistan exercised maximum restraint before retaliating Syed Mohammad Ali a defense analyst says Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes after exercising maximum restraint He reported Pakistan is using its ballistic missiles to hit those Indian military facilities from where India launched the latest attacks on Pakistan The world knows that Pakistan exercised maximum restraint We gave diplomacy a chance when friendly countries made efforts to defuse the situation but India kept on indulging in aggression he revealed Source
