India’s army
has launched “Operation Sindoor”, hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan says India’s missile attacks on six locations killed at least eight people and wounded more than 35, promising a robust response to the “act of war” from its neighbour.
The Indian army said, “Justice is served” in a post on X after the missiles were fired.
Pakistani minister says ‘whole nation’ supports retaliation against India
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says the “whole nation” is behind the country’s armed forces and supports retaliation against India.
“We are a peaceful people, but when it comes to challenging us, the whole nation will respond and the whole nation is united against Indian aggression, and standing behind the armed forces of Pakistan,” Tarar said in an interview with Turkey’s TRT World, a snippet of which was shared on the Pakistani government’s official X account.
What is ‘Operation Sindoor’?
Operation Sindoor is the military codename for what India described as a “precision strike” on Pakistan, and carried out in what New Delhi said was response to the April 22 attack on Indian tourists by suspected rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir.
- Indian forces said they struck “terrorist infrastructure” at nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor.
- Indian media said the strikes specifically targeted the Islamist militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, which are both based in Kashmir and want the region to merge with Pakistan.
- India’s military separately said “no Pakistan military facilities have been targeted” while it had “demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution” during the strike.
- The India Today news site said the name of the mission sent a “message” to Pakistan. Sindoor, is the word for vermillion, which is a mark of a married Hindu women, and is a reference to the April 22 Pahalgam attack “in which men, including those newly married, were singled out on the basis of their religion and killed by terrorists”, India Today reports.
US’s Rubio spoke with Indian, Pakistani security officials, State Department says
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with the national security advisers of India and Pakistan, urging the two sides to “keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation”, the US State Department has said.
The statement made on X comes after Rubio earlier said he was monitoring the situation closely and engaging with both sides “towards a peaceful resolution”.
Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
India army says 3 injured in cross-border shelling between India, Pakistan
The situation has “sharply escalated between Indian and Pakistan” forces, with both sides exchanging heavy fire along the Line of Control that separates Pakistan-administered Kashmir from Indian-administered Kashmir, journalist Umar Meraj told Al Jazeera.
Speaking from Indian-administered Kashmir, Meraj said that three people had been injured by the shelling, according to the Indian army, and an unidentified aircraft came down on a school building in the region.
“It is unclear if the aircraft crash landed and [if] the military and the security forces sealed off the area. Residents say that at like 2:30am in the night, they heard a loud blast, [and] after, they saw fire in the sky,” Meraj said.
He added that there has been no official word in India about claims by Pakistani officials that several Indian warplanes were brought down in the overnight clashes.
US Senator calls for restraint, diplomacy
US Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a top member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says she is “gravely concerned” by the “military escalation between India and Pakistan.”
“I implore the two governments to exercise restraint and prioritise diplomatic engagement,” she said.
The latest developments follow “the senseless terrorist attacks targeting innocent Indian civilians on
April 22,” Shaheen added, calling for the perpetrators of those “heinous” attacks to be “brought to justice as soon as possible.”
Read @SenatorShaheen's full statement following reports of military exchanges between India and Pakistan ⬇️https://t.co/Hk0Z86q4DC
— Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems)
May 6, 2025
Pakistan accuses India of ‘unprovoked and blatant act of war’
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a strongly worded statement accusing India of carrying out an “unprovoked and blatant act of war”.
“India’s act of aggression has resulted in martyrdom of civilians, including women and children,” the statement says.
“This act of aggression has also caused grave threat to commercial air traffic. We strongly condemn India’s cowardly action, which is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms of inter-state relations.”
The ministry’s statement also accuses India of using the “bogey of terrorism to advance its sham narrative of victimhood, jeopardising regional peace and security”.
“India’s reckless action has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict,” it says.
“The situation continues to evolve. Pakistan reserves the right to respond appropriately at a time and place of its choosing, in accordance with the Article-51 of the UN Charter, and as enshrined in international law. The government, armed forces and people of Pakistan stand united in the face of Indian aggression. They will always act with iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.”
Three civilians killed by Pakistani artillery fire, Indian army says
India’s army says three civilians were killed overnight by Pakistani artillery fire.
The Pakistani army “resorted to arbitrary firing” across the Line of Control, the de facto border dividing Kashmir, the army said in a statement.
“Three innocent civilians lost their lives in indiscriminate firing/shelling”, the army said, adding that Indian forces were “responding in proportionate manner”.
Pakistan’s PM condemns ‘cowardly attack’ on X
Pakistan’s prime minister is back on X condemning India’s “cowardly” and “unprovoked” attack.
“Pakistan reserves the absolute right to respond decisively to this unprovoked Indian attack — a resolute response is already under way,” Sharif wrote, according to a translation.
“The entire nation stands united behind its armed forces, and our morale and resolve remain unshaken,” he added.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
The treacherous enemy has launched a cowardly attack on five locations within Pakistan. This heinous act of aggression will not go unpunished.
Pakistan reserves the absolute right to respond decisively to this unprovoked Indian attack — a…
Airlines, including Air India and Qatar Airways, suspend or divert flights
A growing list of airlines are suspending or rerouting flights.
Air India has announced the cancellation of all flights to and from nine cities, including Jammu, Srinagar and Leh in Indian-administered Kashmir, Jamnagar, Rajkot and Bhujuj in the western Indian state of Gujarat, and Amritsar in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.
The airline said the routes would be suspended until midday on Wednesday, pending updates from authorities.
India’s SpiceJet and IndiGo have said that flights to and from destinations in northern India, including Jammu and Dharamshala, have been affected.
Pakistan International Airlines has announced the diversion of already airborne flights to Karachi.
Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan due to the closure of Pakistani airspace.
Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan due to Pakistani airspace closure. The airline is closely monitoring the situation and will continue to prioritise the safety of its passengers and crew.
Passengers are advised to check the latest flight information on…
Schools closed in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Maryam Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of the Pakistani province of Punjab, says that educational institutions will remain closed tomorrow “in view of public safety”.
Sharif said that examinations in universities and colleges would also be postponed, with the exception of tests administered by international examining bodies.
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Rubio says monitoring situation closely
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is “monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely.”
“I echo [Trump’s] comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution,” Rubio wrote in a post on X.
As we reported earlier, the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC said India had briefed Rubio shortly after the attacks against Pakistan.
I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.
Mr.BadGuy
Publisher
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