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In recent days, both India and Pakistan have launched a series of missile and drone strikes. Both sides have since accused each other of taking escalatory steps
Pakistan has launched attacks on "multiple targets" across India, according to the media wing of Pakistan's military.
State-run Pakistan Television has confirmed that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan. “Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks,” the state-run media reported.
Pakistan's military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to strike more than 25 military sites, including airbases and weapons depots in the Indian states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, as well as locations in India-administered Kashmir.
It’s the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre on April 22 at a popular tourist site in Kashmir that left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the assault, an accusation Islamabad rejects.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the National Command Authority, the body which takes security decisions, including those related to the country's nuclear arsenal.
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Red alert SMS sent to residents in Amritsar
In northern Punjab’s Amritsar city, home to the famous Golden Temple, the local administration issued a red alert Saturday with sirens blaring in the area.
In an SMS message to residents, the administration requested they stay indoors and stay away from windows. A red alert also issued in the town of Bathinda, in Punjab, which happens to be the location of a key air force station.
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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, officials said on Saturday.
In a statement posted on X, Omar Abdullah, chief minister of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir region, said that Raj Kumar Thapa, a district commissioner in Rajouri town, was killed after his residence was hit by shelling from Pakistan.
Devastating news from Rajouri. We have lost a dedicated officer of the J&K Administration Services. Just yesterday he was accompanying the Deputy CM around the district & attended the online meeting I chaired. Today the residence of the officer was hit by Pak shelling as they…
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 10, 2025
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Pakistan foreign minister says his country 'had no other option'
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said 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 showed no sincerity in response to the diplomatic efforts made by friendly countries,” Dar told Geo News.
He said 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.”
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Pakistan’s prime minister calls National Command Authority meeting
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the country’s highest decision-making authority on nuclear and missile policy issues, the military said in a statement.
“Prime Minister has called the meeting of National Command Authority,” the statement said.
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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 statement, it said the decision to close Pakistan’s airspace for all flights was made because of the developing situation following the attacks made by India.
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has once again imposed an air emergency across the country, suspending all flight operations until 12:00 pm today (Saturday). An official Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has been issued to inform all relevant aviation authorities and operators.
According to a PAA statement, all airports in the country will remain closed to every type of flight during this period. This includes commercial, private, and cargo operations—no departures or landings will be permitted until the suspension is lifted.
The authority has stated that the situation is being closely monitored, and any decision to resume flight operations will depend on evolving circumstances.
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Saudi Arabian official meets with Indian and Pakistani officials
Saudi Arabia’s junior foreign affairs minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met senior officials in India and Pakistan this week as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to defuse ongoing tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
In a statement issued Saturday on the social media platform X, the foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia said that during the visit it essentially called for “de-escalation, ending ongoing military confrontations, and resolving all disputes through dialogue and diplomatic channels.”
#Statement | Upon the directives of the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Council of Ministers, and Climate Envoy H.E. @AdelAljubeir, visited the Republic of #India and the Islamic Republic of #Pakistan during the… pic.twitter.com/TQKGFWCnzY
— Foreign Ministry (@KSAmofaEN) May 9, 2025
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Pakistan says India fired missiles at three air bases and that retaliation is underway
India has launched missiles at three air bases in Pakistan, but the majority were intercepted, according to Pakistan's army spokesperson on Saturday.
In a televised statement, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif confirmed that all Pakistan Air Force assets remained unscathed. He also mentioned that some of the Indian missiles had struck India's eastern Punjab.
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