India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows to 'settle the score'

A flare is fired over a hill near the town of Poonch, in the Indian-administered area of Kashimir, on Wednesday after New Delhi said it had carried out "precision strikes" on "terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and the Pakistani-administered area of Kashmir. | AFP-JIJI

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May 7, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN – India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday, killing at least three people, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as "precision strikes at terrorist camps" in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian-run side of the disputed region.

Three civilians — including one child — were killed in the strikes, which hit at least five locations, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said.