US EditionPakistan says shot down 25 drones, India says it pushed back Pakistani retaliation
- Pakistan's military intercepted and destroyed 25 Indian drones overnight near Lahore on May 7, 2025 amid escalating border tensions.
- The drone strikes followed Indian missile attacks killing 31 civilians in Pakistan-administered Kashmir the previous day after a deadly April 22 assault in Indian Kashmir.
- India stated its strikes targeted nine terrorist-related sites inside Pakistan as part of Operation Sindoor, while Pakistan denied militant support and urged impartial investigations.
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promised to seek retribution for the victims’ deaths, while India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar cautioned that any military moves by Pakistan would be met with a strong and decisive response.
- The exchanges intensified fears of broader conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors, triggering thousands of evacuations near the militarized Kashmir border amid international calls for restraint.
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India and Pakistan escalate conflict with drone and missile attacks, US calls for ‘moderation’
India claimed to have “neutralized” attacks by unmanned aircraft and Pakistani missiles on several military installations on Thursday night, marking an escalation in hostilities between the two neighbours with nuclear weapons.The military stations in the northern cities of Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur, near the border with Pakistan, were attacked, the Indian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday in an X post. “The threats were quickly neutralize…
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Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks
India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm.
Pakistan says it shot down 25 drones fired by India
Pakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace, while India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles, as fighting spread between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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