Where does India fight Pakistan? Mapping operations sindoor and border strike
After midnight on Wednesday, Indian troops launched Operation Sindor, where Kashmiris managed in Pakistan and Pakistan attacked nine locations.
Pakistan's armed forces said Indian troops attacked six different places in Pakistan and Pakistan-managed Kashmir, launching 24 strikes, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 35 people.
Locations targeted in the attack include:
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Ahmedpur Sharqia near Bahawalpur (Punjab) – Pakistan Armed Forces spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the deadliest strike that took place here was the deadliest strike that took place here, with one mosque causing at least five people, including a three-year-old girl.
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Muridek City (Punjab Province)
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A village near Sialkot (Punjab Province)
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Shakargarh (Punjab Province)
There are also two locations in Kashmir, which is managed in Pakistan:
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Muzaffarabad and Kotli – Two mosques were destroyed, killing a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy.
(Al Jazeera)
Pakistani officials claimed their troops also shot down five Indian fighter jets. India did not comment immediately.
Indian troops said Pakistani artillery fire killed at least three people in Kashmir, India-managed.
Where is Kashmir?
Kashmir is located in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and is located at a high altitude, with most of the region rising above 1500 meters (4,900 feet). It covers an area of 222,200 square kilometers (85,800 square miles).
The vast majority of the population is Muslim, with about 4 million living in Kashmir managed by Pakistan and about 13 million managing Jamu and Kashmir managed by India.
The de facto boundary that divides Pakistan-managed Kashmir and India-managed Kashmir is known as the Line of Control (LOC). The line initially marked the military front when the two countries declared a ceasefire after the war against Kashmir in January 1949. It was formally named LOC under the 1972 Simla Agreement, which was signed after the 1971 war, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
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Who controls Kashmir?
India, Pakistan and China each advocate part of Kashmir.
Pakistan controls the northern and western regions, namely the Lower State of Gilgit and Bar, and what Pakistan calls Azad Kashmir or “Free Kashmir”. India controls the southern and southeastern regions, including the Kashmir Valley and its largest city, Srinagar, as well as Jamu and Ladakh.
Pakistan calls India-managed Kashmir “Indian-occupied Kashmir.” India returns to favor – it calls Pakistan-managed Kashmir “Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”.
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What happened during the Pahalgam attack?
On April 22, armed personnel opened fire on a group of tourists from India-managed Kashmir, killing 26 men in the deadliest attack in decades.
The attack took place in Baisaran Meadow, Pahalgam, a famous tourist destination located 50 km (32 miles) southeast of the Srinagar region's summer capital.
The little-known armed group Resistance Front (TRF) insisted that it was the agent of Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba, claiming to be responsible for the attack.
(Al Jazeera)
India suggests it believes Pakistan may have indirectly supported the Pahargam attack – a claim strongly denied.
Before Wednesday's attack, both countries made diplomatic slips on each other, including canceling each other's citizen visas, recalling diplomats, and closing airspace with each other's carriers.
