Indian forces targeted the headquarters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba groups in the missile attacks against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday.
New Delhi:India attacked nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) early on Wednesday following a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month. At least eight people were killed in the missile attack, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals. The Indian army also said that three civilians had been killed overnight by artillery fired by Pakistan's army along the Line of Control border.
Defence Ministry, in a statement, said its "precision" strikes on "terrorist camps" were following up on its "commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable."
United States: Reacting to the rising India-Pakistan tensions, US President Donald Trump called it a shame and hoped that it would end "very quickly."
"It's a shame, we just heard about it," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time."
The US president added: "I just hope it ends very quickly."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X he was "monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely" while adding that Washington will continue to engage the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours towards a "peaceful resolution."
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