India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates with Missile Strikes

Pakistan conducted retaliatory strikes against India after claiming that India fired missiles at three Pakistani air bases on Saturday. The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. The incident is the latest escalation in a conflict between the two nuclear-armed rivals, which was triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared over the disputed region of Kashmir, which both countries claim as their own territory.

India and Pakistan are on the brink of war due to a decades-old feud over the Kashmir region. The region was a princely state before India's independence from Britain in 1947 and was divided between India and Pakistan after a war in 1947-1948. Both countries claim the entire region, and have fought multiple wars over it, including in 1965 and 1999. The dispute has been fueled by a pro-independence insurgency in Indian-administered Kashmir, which India accuses Pakistan of supporting. Tensions escalated recently after a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, prompting India to launch strikes against alleged militant camps in Pakistan, and Pakistan to retaliate with missile and drone attacks. The situation has raised concerns globally due to the nuclear-armed status of both countries.

Pakistan and India are engaged in an escalating conflict, with both countries accusing each other of firing missiles and drones. The tension began after a massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month, prompting India to launch "Operation Sindoor" against what it called "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan responded by saying India fired missiles at its key military bases, including one near the capital Islamabad, and launched a retaliatory operation against India. The conflict has raised concerns from the international community, with China expressing "deep concern" and the US offering mediation. Explosions have been reported in India-administered Kashmir, and both countries have claimed to have hit multiple targets in each other's territory. The conflict has significant implications for the region, given the history of tension and three previous wars between the two countries over Kashmir.

Pakistan claimed that India launched missiles at its key military bases, including one near the capital Islamabad, and later retaliated with an operation against India. A video released by CNN appears to show the missile attack. Tensions between the two countries are high, with historical conflicts over Kashmir potentially escalating into further conflict.

India launched missile strikes at three Pakistani air bases on Saturday, which Pakistan's military said were mostly intercepted. Pakistan retaliated by targeting Indian military sites. The escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors was triggered by a mass shooting in India-controlled Kashmir that India blames on Pakistan. Pakistan's military spokesman said India fired six ballistic missiles, with some landing in Afghanistan and others hitting India's eastern Punjab. Pakistan's air force assets were safe, according to the spokesman.

The hostilities between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir have raised concerns that a localized skirmish could escalate into a wider conflict, drawing in China and the US. China is a key ally of Pakistan, while the US has grown closer to India in recent years, creating a potential proxy war between the two superpowers. Experts warn that the conflict could have significant repercussions, including the potential dismantling of Pakistan, and that the nuclear-armed status of both India and Pakistan raises the stakes of an inadvertent escalation. The US and China are watching the situation closely, with President Trump offering to help mediate the conflict.

Pakistan and India have escalated their conflict, with Pakistan launching a "military operation" against India, striking multiple targets including airbases and weapons depots, and India's army responding to what it described as "drone strikes and other munitions" along its western borders. The conflict has resulted in at least five deaths in the Jammu region of India-administered Kashmir. Pakistan's military claimed to have used medium-range Fateh missiles to strike over 25 military sites in India. The escalation comes after a deadly attack last month in India-administered Kashmir, which India blames on Pakistan. The US and G7 have urged restraint and called for direct dialogue between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

India's missile strikes on Muridke, Pakistan, have left a civilian complex in ruins, killing three men. Locals dispute India's claim that the site was a terror base, saying it was a complex of schools, houses, a hospital, and a seminary with 3,000 students. The Pakistani government had taken control of the complex, but India believed it was linked to the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. The strikes have heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, with both sides exchanging blame and neither appearing willing to back down, despite diplomatic efforts from Iran, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia to de-escalate the situation.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated as both countries exchanged missile strikes, with Pakistan claiming India fired missiles at three of its airbases on Saturday. Pakistan's military retaliated with medium-range Fateh missiles targeting Indian missile storage facilities and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. The conflict is linked to a April 22 attack in India-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 civilians, which India blames on Pakistan. Pakistan denies the accusation.