Pakistan says it downed 5 Indian aircraft, stresses right 'to avenge'

Nuclear deterrence cracks as Islamabad says India killed 26 civilians

20250507 India strikes Pakistan1

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

ADNAN AAMIR

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.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored ContentThis content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.