India-Pakistan crisisPakistan says it downed 5 Indian aircraft, stresses right 'to avenge'
Nuclear deterrence cracks as Islamabad says India killed 26 civilians
Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on May 7. © AP
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May 7, 2025 17:19 JST
Updated on May 7, 2025 20:01 JST
ISLAMABAD -- After India launched attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday morning, Islamabad said that its forces shot down Indian fighter jets and destroyed multiple Indian security force checkpoints along the Line of Control, the de facto border between the nuclear-armed neighbors.