The Pakistani army’s shelling across the frontier in Kashmir has killed seven civilians and wounded 35 in the Indian part of the region, according to police report.
India said its military strikes on Pakistan targeted Lashkar-e-Tayyiba “terrorist infrastructure” sites after Pakistan failed to act against the groups based in its territory behind a massacre of tourist Indian-administered Kashmir last month.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Col. Sofiya Qureshi
Said the operation – dubbed “Operation Sindoor” – lasted for 25 minutes from 1.05 a.m.-1.30 a.m local time.
None of the three Indian officials who spoke at the briefing responded to a claim from Pakistan that it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets during India’s attack.
The briefing started with a video montage of the aftermath of attacks on India through the years that New Delhi has blamed on its neighbours Pakistan – and which Pakistan has long denied.
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The officials also showed footage of what they said were strikes on the targets in Pakistan.
The officials showed a map marking locations of what they said were several Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps in Pakistan administered Kashmir and inside Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri again blamed Pakistan for the April attack on civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir and accused Islamabad of supporting “terrorism” in the disputed region.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both lay claim to Kashmir territory.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
