ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has shot 5 IAF fighter jets (3 Rafales, one Su30MKI, one MIG-29 Fulcrum), and 7 drones down retaliating to late night attacks by India on multiple targets.
India attacked six sites in Punjab and AJK killing 26 (civilian men, women, children) and injuring 46: thirteen were slain in Ahmedpur Sharkia, Masjid Subhanullah; 3 killed in Muzaffarabad, Masjid Bilal; an eighteen-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl lost their lives in Kotli, Masjid Abbas; a mother-daughter duo were injured in Muridke, Masjid Ummul Qura.
Indian attack also damaged Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Power Project’s Noseri Dam. In retaliation Pakistan Air Force jets shot down five Indian military aircraft, (+seven drones and quad-copters), destroyed an Indian brigadier head quarters and returned to the base sans any damage; Pakistan military also captured numerous Indian soldiers.
Donald Trump maintained while talking to Media at White House: “It’s a shame, we just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time.”
“I know both very well. I want to see them work it out,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office. “I want to see them stop.”
“If I can do anything to help, I will be there,” the US president adds.
US Department of State maintained: “Earlier this afternoon, Secretary Rubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation”. Turkish foreign ministry warned of the risk of all-out war: “Last night’s attack by India poses the risk of all-out war. We condemn this provocative move and attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
German foreign ministry called to prevent any escalation and protect civilians. Qatar, asked both sides to resolve the crisis via diplomacy. Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares expressed his condolences over the loss of civilian lives and conveyed that Spain was monitoring the situation with utmost seriousness. Emphasising dialogue, restraint, and diplomacy in addressing the crisis, José Manuel Albares offered his country’s good offices.
Pakistan’s FO spokesman held: “India’s act of aggression has resulted in martyrdom of civilians, including women and children. This act of aggression has also caused grave threat to commercial air traffic…We strongly condemn India’s cowardly action, which is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms of inter-state relations.
“In the wake of Pahalgam attack, the Indian leadership has once again used the bogey of terrorism to advance its sham narrative of victimhood, jeopardising regional peace and security… India’s reckless action has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict...The situation continues to evolve…
“Pakistan reserves the right to respond appropriately at a time and place of its choosing, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, and as enshrined in international law. The government, armed forces and people of Pakistan stand united in the face of Indian aggression. They will always act with iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.”
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