The Pakistan Army has said missiles fired by India targeted Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Bahawalpur in Punjab province.
In the early hours of 7 May, India launched air strikes on the Subhanullah mosque in Bahwalpur's Ahmed East area, Kotli and Muzaffarabad at three places from the air.
According to Pakistan army quoted by Al Jazeera, India’s missile attacks killed at least eight people and wounded more than 35, with Pakistan promising a robust response to the “act of war” from its neighbour. None of this information has been verified as yet. Pakistan has closed its airspace for all air traffic for 48 hours.
South Korea’s Korean Air has announced that it will avoid Pakistan’s airspace for flights between Incheon and Dubai. The announcement follows similar moves by several other international carriers, including Air France and Lufthansa.
Pakistan floods social media with misinformationAs Indian armed forces struck terror targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under 'Operation Sindoor', a barrage of misinformation emerged from Pakistani media outlets and government-affiliated sources.
Multiple government-linked media houses and social media accounts began circulating unverified and misleading claims in the hours following the strikes.
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Punjab: Schools in Ferozepur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Fazilka, Gurdaspur to remain closedAll schools in border districts of Punjab's Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar and Gurdaspur were closed today in the wake of tension along the border with Pakistan.
Earlier today, in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack which India says was carried out by Pakistan-backed terrorists, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke.
The Ferozepur deputy commissioner issued an order that all schools in the district will remain closed today, officials said, adding that all schools in Pathankot will also remain shut for the next 72 hours. Officials said schools have also been shut in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Fazilka districts.
The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor', two weeks after the massacre of 25 Indians and one Nepalese citizen in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Students leave after their school was declared closed, in Amritsar (photo: PTI) Pakistan Army shells areas along LoC in J-K, seven dead
Seven persons, including a woman and two children, were killed and 38 others injured as the Pakistan Army pounded dozens of forward villages with artillery and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The Indian Army is responding to the shelling in equal measure, they said on the ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces after India carried out missile strikes against nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
All the seven deaths were reported in the worst-hit Poonch district with another 25 persons injured, the officials said.
Ten persons were injured in Uri sector of Baramulla district and three others were injured in Rajouri district, the officials said.
A house damaged by Pak shelling (photo: PTI) Indian Army's strategic offensive
Analysts say the Indian Army launched a strategic offensive targeting nine terror hideouts linked to banned outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. The operation struck four locations deep inside Pakistan’s territory and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
Following Operation Sindoor. Singh also discussed the alertness situation post the strikes, reported media.
World must show zero tolerance for terrorism: EAM JaishankarCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge said "India has an unflinching National Policy against all forms of terrorism emanating from Pakistan and PoK."
“Hail India! There should be neither terror nor separatism! We are proud of our brave soldiers and the Indian Army,” Tejashwi posted. His father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, “Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki Sena!”
Selecting nine terrorist-linked locations to target in Pakistan — and avoiding Pakistani military installations to avoid escalation, per defence minister Rajnath Singh — India commenced Operation Sindoor at around 2.00 am on 7 May, in retaliation against the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which killed 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, as well as a Nepali citizen and a local pony operator.
A defence ministry statement said, "A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed."
The Indian Army, posted an image that read Operation Sindoor with the text: #PahalgamTerrorAttack. Justice is Served. Jai Hind!”
