10.05.2025 09:00
War has officially begun in South Asia. Pakistan retaliated against India's missile attack. Military sources reported that Pakistan targeted four Indian military bases. Following the mutual attacks, explosions were heard in many cities.
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As calls for de-escalation between India and Pakistan continue, the Indian army targeted 3 airports in Pakistan with missiles. The Pakistan army announced that it has launched a counterattack. The army also reported that India fired 6 ballistic missiles from its Punjab state, 5 of which hit the city of Amritsar in the state.
MISSILES FIRED The Indian army targeted 3 airports in Pakistan with missiles, while the Pakistan army reported that it responded to India's attacks. In a statement from the Pakistan army, it was noted that a response was given to India's missile attacks targeting airports in 3 cities. The statement mentioned that the airports in Surat Garh, Sirsa, Bathinda, and Akhnoor in India were targeted in the counterattack, and it was reported that India's S-400 air defense system was destroyed by a hypersonic missile from a Pakistan Air Force J-17 fighter jet. The statement also reported that numerous military points in India were targeted. The Pakistan army shared images of the counter missile attacks it conducted against India with the press.
THEY TARGETED PUNJAB CITY The Pakistan Army stated that India fired 6 ballistic missiles from its Punjab state, 5 of which hit the city of Amritsar. According to a post on the Pakistan government's X account, Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of the Pakistan Army's Public Relations Unit (ISPR), reported that 6 ballistic missiles were fired from the village of Adampur in India.
Chaudhry noted that one of the fired missiles fell in the Adampur area, while the other 5 hit the city of Amritsar in Punjab. Chaudhry claimed that the Indian army targeted the Sikh community in the country and stated that they condemned all forms of "terrorist acts." In a press briefing he held after midnight, Chaudhry also mentioned that Indian missiles targeted Islamabad's Nur Khan Air Base, Mureed Air Base in Punjab's Chakwal region, and Shorkot Base, but assured that the Pakistan Air Force elements were safe. Major General Chaudhry stated that they would respond to India.
NATIONAL COMMAND AUTHORITY CONVENED Following these developments, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif decided to convene the National Command Authority. Due to the Indian attacks, Pakistan's airspace was closed to flights, and domestic and international flights in the country were canceled.
INDIA'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE: AT 26 LOCATIONS... The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UCAVs) were detected at 26 locations near the Pakistan border. In a statement made by the ministry on the social media platform X, it was noted that UAVs and UCAVs were detected in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan under Indian administration. The statement reported that the locations where UAVs and UCAVs were detected included the cities of Srinagar and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, the regions of Nagrota and Baramulla, and the town of Awantipora, as well as the cities of Fazilka and Pathankot in Punjab, the Firozpur region, and the cities of Jaisalmer and Bhuj in Rajasthan, along with the regions of Lalgarh Jattan and Barmer.
The statement did not specify whether Pakistan was the sender of the UAVs and UCAVs, but emphasized that the Indian army was on "high alert." It was reported that air threats were being monitored and actions were being taken where necessary, and citizens in border areas were urged to stay indoors and follow security instructions.
US CALLS FOR "DE-ESCALATION" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly called for de-escalation between Islamabad and New Delhi during a phone conversation with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir. A written statement from the US State Department indicated that Rubio and Munir spoke on the phone.
The statement emphasized that during the conversation, Rubio called on both countries to de-escalate tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi, and conveyed the US's willingness to assist in initiating constructive talks to prevent future conflicts between Pakistan and India. Reports in the Pakistani press regarding the conversation indicated that Munir expressed that Islamabad would deliver "harsher responses" if India did not cease its attacks.
It is noteworthy that the phone conversation between Rubio and Munir came after the heightened tensions following India's missile attack on 3 separate airports in Pakistan this morning.
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