Pakistani security officials said India fired missiles into Pakistan-controlled territory, killing a child and injuring two other people. India said it was an infrastructure used by militants.
According to three Pakistani security officials, the missiles attacked the site in Pakistan-managed Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province.
Officials said Pakistan launched a retaliatory strike without providing any details. Officials spoke on anonymous because they did not have the right to speak with the media in the record.
The strike was a tension between nuclear-weapon neighbors in armed attacks on tourists in parts of Kashmir-controlled in India. India accused Pakistan of supporting the radical attacks denied by Islamabad.
In Kashmir's disputed territory, deadly armed attacks on tourists have fueled the long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan, pushing them to the brink of war. CBC's South Asia correspondent Salimah Shivji breaks down why the attack raises concerns about wider conflict between the two nuclear powers.
Pakistan Army spokesman Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharif told Ary News that the missiles were launched from Indian territory and that no Indian aircraft entered Pakistani airspace.
“This is a coward attack against innocent civilians covered by darkness,” Sharif told the broadcaster.
The state-owned Pakistani TV station quoted security officials as saying that Pakistan's air force shot down two Indian jets, but provided no other details.
The Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that at least nine locations were “places where terrorist attacks were planned on India.”
“Our actions have been focused in nature. There are no military facilities targeting Pakistan,” the statement said. “India has shown considerable limitations in selecting goals and implementing methods.”
“We are committed to taking on the promises of those who have this attack,” the statement said.
“Justice is served,” the Indian Army said on social media platform X. It did not provide more details.
