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Monitoring Desk: India attacked several cities of Pakistan with missiles, calling the attacks a part of Operation Sindoor. Pakistan has said that it will respond to Indian attacks on civilian localities in a befitting manner. Pakistan shot down three Indian fighter jets, claimed military sources. The Akhnoor and Bhtinda sectors of India are under attack. The Punjab government has announced indefinite vacations in all schools of Punjab. Pakistan Navy also entered the situation. India’s strikes against Pakistan are the deepest into Pakistan’s undisputed borders since the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.
Pakistan has called the National Security Committee at 10 am today to deliberate over the Indian attack. Situation has been established at the Foreign Office of Pakistan, while Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is in contact with global counterparts, briefing them about Indian aggression and attacking civilians.
Meanwhile, Pakistani sources said five Indian jets were shot down. Pakistan attacked the Pir Kanti sector in Indian Occupied Kashmir and destroyed Indian check posts.
Six places and 24 spots were attacked inside Pakistan. Eight Pakistanis were martyred while 35 were injured, and all are civilians. Three mosques were attacked. Muridkay, Sialkot, Ahmedpur Sharkia, Kotli, and Muzafarabad were attacked in 24 strikes. In the Sialkot area, Kotli Loharan is a very densely populated town
“Eight people were martyred in the Indian attack, including women and children”, confirmed DG ISPR. President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, has ordered the forces to respond Indian attack with full force. Several Indian checkposts destroyed in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
Important airports close down for air traffic for the time being in Pakistan.
Speaking to foreign channels, DG ISPR Chaudhry said: “India launched air strikes on the Subhanullah mosque in Bahwalpur’s Ahmed East area, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad at three places from the air. One child was martyred in Bahawalpur.
“Unconfirmed news suggested that Pakistan destroyed the Indian Brigade headquarters”
“India’s army has launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ – hitting nine sites, said Indian media.
According to Indian media, in the early hours of May 7, 2025, the Indian Armed Forces initiated a significant military operation termed ‘Operation Sindoor,’ targeting several locations in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in his message, said that the cunning enemy has carried out a cowardly attack on five places in Pakistan. “Pakistan has every right to give a befitting reply to this act of war imposed by India, and a befitting reply is being given. The entire nation is with the Pakistani forces, and the morale and spirit of the entire Pakistani nation are high. The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani forces know how to deal with the enemy very well,” said PM Sharif.
“The enemy will never be allowed to succeed in his nefarious objectives. Prime Minister Sharif”
In his statement after India’s missile attacks on Pakistan, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that India will respond more than the way it attacked. Khawaja Asif further said that India’s cowardly attacks will be responded to strongly. He further said that no country had come out openly in support of India, but now the world is seeing that India has attacked Pakistan. Khawaja Asif said that we will give a befitting reply to India on the battlefield and diplomatic level. It should be noted that India has fired missiles at 5 different places in Pakistan. Unconfirmed news suggested that Pakistan destroyed the Indian Brigade headquarters.
US President Donald Trump said:
“It’s a shame. We just heard about it as we were walking in the doors of the oval. 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. They’ve been fighting for many, many decades. And centuries, actually, if you think about it. I hope it ends very quickly,” .
Pakistan Air Force is giving a befitting reply to India, shoots down 6 enemy aircraft
Pakistani forces are on high alert at the air, ground, and defense levels
The Pakistan Air Force has shot down 6 enemy warplanes in a befitting reply to the violation of Indian airspace. All Pakistani Air Force aircraft are safe, and there was no damage of any kind.
Pakistan Air Force aircraft also destroyed an Indian brigade headquarters, while an enemy post in the Dudanial sector on the LoC was wiped out through missile strikes.
The Pakistan Army has shot down one Indian drone in the Bernal sector and three in Sialkot, Head Marala.
According to the foreign news agency Sky, India’s most advanced Rafale aircraft were destroyed in Pakistan’s retaliation.
Pakistani armed forces are fully alert and active, and any aggression by the enemy is being given a full and effective response. The Pakistan Air Force, displaying professionalism, thwarted the enemy’s intentions and took immediate action, challenging the enemy’s air superiority.
The Pakistani forces are on high alert at the air, ground, and defense levels, while the country’s airspace has already been closed for 48 hours to effectively deal with any unforeseen situation.
On the other hand, the public has been asked to avoid rumors and seek information only from authentic sources. The defense institutions are fully prepared to protect the country’s sovereignty and security.
