India-Pakistan tensions: Over two dozen killed by Indian missile strikes on urban centers
Pakistan accuses India of targeting civilian areas in deadly missile strikes, denies claims of terrorist infrastructure being hit as regional tensions reach dangerous new heights
ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — At least 26 people were killed and 46 others injured in a wave of Indian missile strikes targeting locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Pakistani authorities said on Wednesday, describing the attacks as an unprovoked “act of war.”
The strikes, part of India’s “Operation Sindoor,” mark the worst escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in over two decades.
In response to the strikes, Pakistani forces launched retaliatory operations across the Line of Control, which reportedly caused the death of at least eight people in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The Pakistani government and local eyewitnesses have strongly refuted India’s claim that the attacks targeted “terrorist infrastructure.”
According to officials and eyewitnesses, the Indian missiles instead struck densely populated urban areas in cities including Bahawalpur, Muzaffarabad, and Kotli, causing widespread destruction and civilian casualties.
“Residential neighborhoods, mosques, and marketplaces were hit — these were not terror camps,” said a senior official from Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior.
Footage from the affected areas showed damaged buildings, burnt vehicles, and emergency responders pulling victims from the rubble.
Pakistan, however, has rejected Indian accusations that missiles hit ‘terrorist infrastructure’ and labeled the Indian assault as a violation of its sovereignty.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee, calling the attacks “cowardly” and warning of consequences if India continued its aggressive posture.
Both countries have placed their armed forces on high alert as fears of a broader conflict mount.
The United Nations and several global powers have urged immediate de-escalation, warning that continued hostilities between the two nuclear powers could have catastrophic consequences for regional and global stability.
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