Over a dozen killed in Indian attacks on Pakistan-administered Kashmir as tension escalates
Iran Press TV
Saturday, 10 May 2025 11:25 AM
At least 13 people have been killed in Indian shelling in various areas across Pakistan-administered Kashmir since last night, reports said.
A child under 10 is among the dead and more than 50 people have also been wounded, Mazhar Hussain Shah, spokesperson for the government in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, was quoted as saying by media.
India's military has claimed it has responded to "Pakistan's misadventures of attempted drone strikes" and attacked the Pakistani military's drone launch pack near the Line of Control (LOC).
It also claimed that the targeted regions "were a hub for planning and executing terror attacks against Indian civilians and security forces in the past."
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that Pakistan's armed forces "responded strongly and powerfully to Indian aggression today in a coordinated manner."
He said Pakistan's attacks "specifically targeted Indian military installations from which attacks on Pakistan had been launched," according to a statement.
"Today we have given a befitting response to India and avenged the blood of innocents," Sharif said, confirming Pakistan's missile and drone attacks.
India says there was limited damage to equipment and staff at air force stations at the Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur and Bhuj areas.
The Indian military said there were several high-speed missile attacks on several airbases in Punjab, adding that it had responded to the attacks.
Two weeks after a deadly 22 April attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, India launched a series of strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, blaming Pakistan for the attack.
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has said in a recent interview that there is no evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Pahalgam incident.
"We did not target any civilian population inside India, and reject India's accusations," Tarar said.
Countries such as Russia, China, Malaysia, Iran and Saudi Arabia have urged the two nuclear powers to show restraint.
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