US EditionPakistan blames India for bringing them ‘closer to a major conflict’ as death toll rises
- From May 7 to May 9, 2025, India and Pakistan engaged in intense cross-border attacks along the Line of Control in Kashmir that caused over 50 deaths and widespread displacement.
- The clashes followed India's accusation that Pakistan-backed militants carried out a deadly April 22 attack killing 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, which Islamabad denies and has requested to independently investigate.
- Both sides exchanged artillery, missiles, drone strikes, and air raids targeting military bases and “terrorist infrastructure,” with civilians, including children, among the casualties on both sides.
- According to Pakistani military sources, 77 Indian drones were shot down over two days while India reported repelling 300 to 400 Pakistani drones, though these claims remain difficult to verify.
- Pakistan condemned India's actions as reckless and warned that further strikes risk unpredictable escalation, while international powers have called for restraint and offered mediation to prevent a broader conflict.
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Pakistan-India conflict appears to have died down, but the lack of a proper hotline was clearly noticeable this week
The conflict between India and Pakistan escalated rapidly this week and now appears to be dying down for the time being with a ceasefire agreement. The countries need “a formal leader-to-leader hotline,” a think tank wrote last year.
India-Pakistan: new exchanges of fire despite calls for restraint
On Saturday, Pakistan accused India of firing missiles at air bases, including one near Islamabad, at a time when the most serious confrontation between the two nuclear Powers in decades has already resulted in some 50 civilian deaths on both sides. Addressing international concerns, the G7 countries called for "immediate de-escalation".
Pakistan accuses India of bringing the nuclear-armed neighbors 'closer to a major conflict'
The death toll has continued to rise after three days of missile, artillery and drone attacks. The Pakistani military spokesman has stated that his nation will not 'de-escalate − with the damages [India] did on our side, they should take a hit.'
Tension around Kashmir: Pakistan accuses India of missile fire near its capital
On Saturday, Pakistan accused India of firing missiles at air bases, including one near Islamabad, at a time when the most serious confrontation between the two nuclear Powers in decades has already resulted in some 50 civilian deaths on both sides.
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