US EditionPakistan says shot down 25 drones, India says it pushed back Pakistani retaliation
- On May 8, 2025, early Thursday morning, Pakistan shot down an Indian drone near Lahore’s Walton Airport about 25 kilometers from the India border.
- The drone incident followed Indian missile strikes the previous day that targeted nine Pakistani sites linked to terrorist planning, killing 31 civilians including women and children.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promised retaliation for the attacks but did not provide further information, while India evacuated thousands of residents from villages near the heavily fortified Line of Control in Kashmir.
- Sharif reported that Pakistani forces had taken down a total of 25 Indian drones, described the attacks as a serious provocation, and confirmed that one civilian lost their life while four soldiers were injured during the recent incidents.
- The ongoing military exchanges and evacuations along the contested Kashmir border have escalated concerns about the possibility of a wider confrontation between the two nuclear-capable nations.
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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 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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