India launched strikes on Pakistani Kashmir

7/5/2025 12:42

India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday, an assault Pakistan has called a "blatant act of war" as tensions escalate between the arch rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.



India said its Operation Sindoor struck nine Pakistani sites on Wednesday that were "terrorist infrastructure" where attacks against it were orchestrated.



Sindoor means the red vermilion worn by married Hindu women, an apparent reference to the widows created by the April 22 attack that killed 26 men, most of them Hindu.



Islamabad has said six Pakistani locations were targeted, and a total of 24 impacts felt from different weapons.



Pakistan said eight people were killed, 35 injured and two were missing after the attack.



India said three civilians were killed in cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops in Kashmir.