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<p>Pakistan has denied claims that it has an Indian pilot in custody. The nation said that reports of a female Indian pilot named Shivani Singh in its custody were "fake".</p>
<h2><strong>What did Pakistan say exactly?</strong></h2>
<p>Addressing a press conference along with officials of the air force and navy, Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry backed India's statement and said, "There is no Indian pilot in our custody."</p>
<p>He said the claims were all based on "fake social media reports".</p>
<h2><strong>Fake claims of IAF pilot capture</strong></h2>
<p>As tensions between India and Pakistan reached new heights, a propaganda campaign was spreading on social media platforms like X and Instagram. Among the many pieces of misinformation circulating online was the purported claim of an IAF pilot's capture by Pakistan.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pakistan-ceasefire-what-happened-after-pak-violated-agreement-10-key-points-9056488">India-Pakistan ceasefire: What happened after Pak violated agreement | 10 key points</a></strong></p>
<p>The Indian Air Force on Sunday (May 11) also dismissed claims of an IAF officer being taken hostage by Pakistan during the recent tensions, labelling them 'baseless and false'.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">India Pakistan Tensions<br><br>Indian Air Force dismisses Al Jazeera Story<br><br>"Baseless and false", says Indian Air Force on Al Jazeera reporter Kamal Hyder in Islamabad claiming that an Indian Air Force Women pilot has been taken into custody by Pakistan <a href="https://t.co/Nf3lwsL65T">pic.twitter.com/Nf3lwsL65T</a></p>
&mdash; Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) <a href="https://twitter.com/sidhant/status/1921429340216013091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-ceasefire-how-india-pakistan-reached-an-agreement-a-timeline-operation-sindoor-9056965">Indo-Pak Ceasefire: How India-Pakistan reached an agreement | A timeline</a></strong></p>
<p>The claims being propagated by pro-Pakistani social media handles were promptly refuted by PIB, the Indian government's nodal agency, for disseminating information to the media.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Indian Female Air Force pilot has NOT been captured🚨<br><br>Pro-Pakistan social media handles claim that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, has been captured in Pakistan.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PIBFactCheck</a> <br><br>❌ This claim is FAKE!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaFightsPropaganda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiaFightsPropaganda</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MIB_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MIB_India</a>&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/V8zovpSRYk">pic.twitter.com/V8zovpSRYk</a></p>
&mdash; PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1921053036698341388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>On 10 May 2025, PIB fact-checked the posts, asserting that "This claim is FAKE!". Despite that, a new video of Al Jazeera correspondent Kamal Hyder is now being widely shared, supposedly confirming speculation that Pakistan captured a female Indian Air Force pilot.</p>
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India News | South Asia | Pakistan | Pakistan confirms no Indian pilot is in their custody, countering social media claims and emphasizing the reports are based on misinformation and fake news.

Pakistan has denied claims that it has an Indian pilot in custody. The nation said that reports of a female Indian pilot named Shivani Singh in its custody were "fake". What did Pakistan say exactly? Addressing a press conference along with officials of the air force and navy, Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry backed India's statement and said, "There is no Indian pilot in our custody." He said the claims were all based on "fake social media reports". Fake claims of IAF pilot capture As tensions between India and Pakistan reached new heights, a propaganda campaign was spreading on social media platforms like X and Instagram. Among the many pieces of misinformation circulating online was the purported claim of an IAF pilot's capture by Pakistan. Also read | India-Pakistan ceasefire: What happened after Pak violated agreement | 10 key points The Indian Air Force on Sunday (May 11) also dismissed claims of an IAF officer being taken hostage by Pakistan during the recent tensions, labelling them 'baseless and false'. India Pakistan Tensions Indian Air Force dismisses Al Jazeera Story "Baseless and false", says Indian Air Force on Al Jazeera reporter Kamal Hyder in Islamabad claiming that an Indian Air Force Women pilot has been taken into custody by Pakistan pic.twitter.com/Nf3lwsL65T — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) May 11, 2025 Also read | Indo-Pak Ceasefire: How India-Pakistan reached an agreement | A timeline The claims being propagated by pro-Pakistani social media handles were promptly refuted by PIB, the Indian government's nodal agency, for disseminating information to the media. Indian Female Air Force pilot has NOT been captured🚨 Pro-Pakistan social media handles claim that an Indian Female Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Shivani Singh, has been captured in Pakistan.#PIBFactCheck ❌ This claim is FAKE!#IndiaFightsPropaganda@MIB_India… pic.twitter.com/V8zovpSRYk — PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 10, 2025 On 10 May 2025, PIB fact-checked the posts, asserting that "This claim is FAKE!". Despite that, a new video of Al Jazeera correspondent Kamal Hyder is now being widely shared, supposedly confirming speculation that Pakistan captured a female Indian Air Force pilot.

India-Pak news: Pakistan confirms 'no Indian pilot in custody,' says social media claims are 'fake'

<p>After India's Operation Sindoor targeting nine terror sites on PoK and Pakistan on May 7, several Pakistani officials were seen standing with Masood Azhar at the funeral of the terrorists killed. India has now released the names of the officials of Pakistan who took part in the funeral of the terrorists and other relatives of Masood Azhar.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As per the news agency ANI on Sunday (May 11), numerous officials of the Pakistani Army were part of the funeral of the terrorists killed in an Indian strike. A photo was also circulated on social media in which the army officials were standing firm behind the terrorist Masood Azhar.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/morning-news-brief-pahalgam-to-truce-indias-strategic-resolve-hamas-to-release-us-israeli-hostage-and-more-9059063">Morning news brief: Pahalgam to Truce: India&rsquo;s strategic resolve; Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage, and more</a></strong></p>
<h2><strong>Who were the officials?&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>The Inspector General of Police in Pakistan's Punjab was seen attending the funeral of terrorists and family members of Azhar.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Other Pakistani officials who attended teh funeral were: Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain, Major General Rao Imran, Brigadier Mohd Furqan from Administration, Usman Anwar Pakistan Punjab Legislator and Malik Sohaib Ahmed, ANI reported.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-indian-armed-forces-strike-at-terrorist-camps-pahalgam-terror-attack-india-pakistan-9042302">LIVE | India-Pakistan Ceasefire: First calm night in days; no ceasefire violations reported across J&amp;K, says Indian Army</a></strong></p>
<h2><strong>Details of the terrorists killed&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p>At least five dreaded terrorists were killed in Operation Sindoor on May 7, as per reports.</p>
<p>Mudassar Khadian Khas, aka Mudassar and Abu Jundal, who was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been killed. He was in-charge of Markaz Taiba, Muridke.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, who was affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, has also been eliminated.</p>
<p>Khalid, aka Abu Akasha, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, who was involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu &amp; Kashmir, has also been reportedly eliminated.</p>
<p>Mohammad Hassan Khan, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, operational commander of JeM in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has also been eliminated.</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/where-is-jaish-e-mohammed-chief-masood-azhar-is-he-hiding-in-an-isi-safehouse-9052122">Where is Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar? Is he hiding in an ISI safehouse?</a></strong></p>
<p>Yusuf Azhar, who was also known as Mohammad Salim, was also killed.&nbsp;</p>
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India News | South Asia | After India's Operation Sindoor targeting nine terror sites on PoK and Pakistan on May 7, several Pakistani officials were seen standing with Masood Azhar at the funeral of the terrorists killed.

After India's Operation Sindoor targeting nine terror sites on PoK and Pakistan on May 7, several Pakistani officials were seen standing with Masood Azhar at the funeral of the terrorists killed. India has now released the names of the officials of Pakistan who took part in the funeral of the terrorists and other relatives of Masood Azhar. As per the news agency ANI on Sunday (May 11), numerous officials of the Pakistani Army were part of the funeral of the terrorists killed in an Indian strike. A photo was also circulated on social media in which the army officials were standing firm behind the terrorist Masood Azhar. Also read: Morning news brief: Pahalgam to Truce: India’s strategic resolve; Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage, and more Who were the officials? The Inspector General of Police in Pakistan's Punjab was seen attending the funeral of terrorists and family members of Azhar. Other Pakistani officials who attended teh funeral were: Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain, Major General Rao Imran, Brigadier Mohd Furqan from Administration, Usman Anwar Pakistan Punjab Legislator and Malik Sohaib Ahmed, ANI reported. Also read: LIVE | India-Pakistan Ceasefire: First calm night in days; no ceasefire violations reported across J&K, says Indian Army Details of the terrorists killed At least five dreaded terrorists were killed in Operation Sindoor on May 7, as per reports. Mudassar Khadian Khas, aka Mudassar and Abu Jundal, who was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been killed. He was in-charge of Markaz Taiba, Muridke. Also read: Trump tariff damage: U.S. firms warn of financial hit Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, who was affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, has also been eliminated. Khalid, aka Abu Akasha, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, who was involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir, has also been reportedly eliminated. Mohammad Hassan Khan, affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, operational commander of JeM in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has also been eliminated. Also read: Where is Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar? Is he hiding in an ISI safehouse? Yusuf Azhar, who was also known as Mohammad Salim, was also killed.

Operation Sindoor | India reveals names of Pak military officials who attended funeral of terrorists with Masood Azhar

<p>In a rare admission, Pakistan&rsquo;s Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed, who is also Director General of Public Relations for the Pakistan Air Force, referred to the Pulwama attack as Pakistan&rsquo;s &ldquo;tactical brilliance&rdquo;, even as tensions continue to simmer between New Delhi and Islamabad following the Pahalgam terror attack and ongoing Operation Sindoor. The video of his remarks at a press conference, which was also attended by foreign journalists, on Friday is being widely circulated on social media. The remarks on camera have raised hackles, as Pakistan has time and again denied its involvement in the Pulwama terror attack.</p>
<p>&ldquo;If Pakistan&rsquo;s land, skies, or waters are threatened, there will be no compromise...We tried to convey this with our tactical brilliance in Pulwama, and now we&rsquo;ve shown our strategic skills too,&rdquo; said Ahmed, whose remark also casts doubt on Pakistan&rsquo;s denial of involvement in the April 22 Pahalgam attack.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We tried to tell them with our tactical brilliance in Pulwama" <br><br>THEY LITERALLY ADMITTED IT WAS DONE BY THEM<br><a href="https://t.co/3R4k5vGU1U">pic.twitter.com/3R4k5vGU1U</a></p>
&mdash; luna⁷ (slow) (@tetebbi) <a href="https://twitter.com/tetebbi/status/1921184417910866023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Ahmed&rsquo;s comment caught the attention of social media users, who questioned Pakistan&rsquo;s continued denial of involvement in the Pulwama attack till now.<br>&ldquo;Did he really admit about Pulwama attack,&rdquo; wrote an X user, sharing the video of Ahmed&rsquo;s statement.&nbsp;<br>&ldquo;Dear world, this is the reality of Pakistan&mdash;they have openly admitted their involvement in a terror attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers,&rdquo; wrote another X user.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Pakistan just confessed! Pulwama was tactical brilliance. That&rsquo;s Pakistan Army admitting Pulwama wasn&rsquo;t the doing of faceless terrorists. It was state-backed,&rdquo; wrote a third X user.&nbsp;<br>Pakistan has always denied any links to terrorists and claims that India does not have any evidence to prove Islamabad&rsquo;s role.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/two-arrested-in-punjab-on-charges-of-spying-for-pak-official-at-high-commission-in-delhi-9057710">Two arrested in Punjab on charges of spying for Pak official at High Commission in Delhi</a></strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/two-arrested-in-punjab-on-charges-of-spying-for-pak-official-at-high-commission-in-delhi-9057710">&nbsp;</a><br><br>However, recently, Pakistan&rsquo;s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed that Pakistan has harboured terrorists.<br>In an interview with Sky News, Asif admitted that Islamabad had backed terror groups in the past. &ldquo;We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about 3 decades... That was a mistake, and we suffered for that,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read |<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/yogi-adityanath-confirms-brahmos-use-in-operation-sindoor-says-ask-pakistan-about-its-power-9057506" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yogi Adityanath confirms BrahMos use in Operation Sindoor; &lsquo;ask Pakistan about its power&rsquo;</a></strong></p>
<p>Later, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto also accepted Pakistan&rsquo;s past association with extremist elements, stating that the country has had a difficult history.&nbsp;</p>
<p>As many as 40 Indian paramilitary personnel were killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack when Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed&rsquo;s suicide bomber targeted a Central Reserve Police Force convoy.&nbsp;<br>India responded to the Pulwama attack with the Balakot airstrike, targeting Jaish&rsquo;s training camp in Pakistan&rsquo;s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read |<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/fear-has-no-place-only-strength-respects-strength-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-quotes-apj-abdul-kalam-as-he-inaugurates-brahmos-facility-in-up-9057177" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Operation Sindoor is symbol of India's political, social and strategic willpower': Defence Minister Rajnath Singh</a></strong></p>
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India News | Pakistan: The video of the PAF officer's remarks is being widely circulated on social media. The comments on camera have raised hackles, as Pakistan has time and again denied its involvement in the Pulwama terror attack.

In a rare admission, Pakistan’s Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed, who is also Director General of Public Relations for the Pakistan Air Force, referred to the Pulwama attack as Pakistan’s “tactical brilliance”, even as tensions continue to simmer between New Delhi and Islamabad following the Pahalgam terror attack and ongoing Operation Sindoor. The video of his remarks at a press conference, which was also attended by foreign journalists, on Friday is being widely circulated on social media. The remarks on camera have raised hackles, as Pakistan has time and again denied its involvement in the Pulwama terror attack. “If Pakistan’s land, skies, or waters are threatened, there will be no compromise...We tried to convey this with our tactical brilliance in Pulwama, and now we’ve shown our strategic skills too,” said Ahmed, whose remark also casts doubt on Pakistan’s denial of involvement in the April 22 Pahalgam attack. "We tried to tell them with our tactical brilliance in Pulwama" THEY LITERALLY ADMITTED IT WAS DONE BY THEM pic.twitter.com/3R4k5vGU1U — luna⁷ (slow) (@tetebbi) May 10, 2025 Ahmed’s comment caught the attention of social media users, who questioned Pakistan’s continued denial of involvement in the Pulwama attack till now. “Did he really admit about Pulwama attack,” wrote an X user, sharing the video of Ahmed’s statement. “Dear world, this is the reality of Pakistan—they have openly admitted their involvement in a terror attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers,” wrote another X user. “Pakistan just confessed! Pulwama was tactical brilliance. That’s Pakistan Army admitting Pulwama wasn’t the doing of faceless terrorists. It was state-backed,” wrote a third X user. Pakistan has always denied any links to terrorists and claims that India does not have any evidence to prove Islamabad’s role. Also Read | Two arrested in Punjab on charges of spying for Pak official at High Commission in Delhi However, recently, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed that Pakistan has harboured terrorists. In an interview with Sky News, Asif admitted that Islamabad had backed terror groups in the past. “We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about 3 decades... That was a mistake, and we suffered for that,” he said. Also Read | Yogi Adityanath confirms BrahMos use in Operation Sindoor; ‘ask Pakistan about its power’ Later, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto also accepted Pakistan’s past association with extremist elements, stating that the country has had a difficult history. As many as 40 Indian paramilitary personnel were killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack when Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed’s suicide bomber targeted a Central Reserve Police Force convoy. India responded to the Pulwama attack with the Balakot airstrike, targeting Jaish’s training camp in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Also Read | 'Operation Sindoor is symbol of India's political, social and strategic willpower': Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Did Pak Air Force officer own up Pulwama terror attack, call it ‘tactical brilliance’?

<p>For the past few days, headlines have whisked around the possibility of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. As always, the uncertainity looms&mdash;will there be another conflict, another round of rhetoric, or even a war?</p>
<p><span class="Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8"><span class="Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx">But to be fixated on the India-Pakistan border is to be blind to a more pressing, more pressing reality&mdash;one that plays out not in Jammu and Kashmir, but in the alleys of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/quetta">Quetta</a>, Gwadar, Turbat, and Dera Bugti. For even as Pakistan postures on the international stage, it is disintegrating not from the outside, but from the decay infecting its very center. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8"><span class="Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx">Pakistan's biggest threat is not India. It is Pakistan itself.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="Editor_t__not_edited__WuRP8"><span class="Editor_t__not_edited_long__JuNNx">The truth is this: Pakistan is already at war. But not with India. It is fighting battles across its own soil&mdash;against its own people.</span></span></p>
<p>At the heart of this disintegration is <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/balochistan">Balochistan</a>&mdash;a province chained under military regimes, strangulated by institutional neglect, and crying out to be heard in a land that responds only with steel and silence.</p>
<h2>Balochistan: Abundant resources, deficient rights</h2>
<p>Balochistan is the country's biggest province, accounting for almost 44% of the country's landmass and resting on enormous deposits of natural gas, minerals, and a strategic <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/arabian-sea">Arabian Sea</a> coastline. It should be the crown jewel of Pakistan's economy. Instead, it's an open sore.</p>
<p>Balochistan has made its claims for autonomy, equal representation, and a fair share of the wealth stolen from its land since the country was founded in 1947. In retaliation, the state has dealt with its citizens not as citizens, but as insurgents. Whole generations have come of age under the shadow of occupation. Towns have been destroyed in counter-insurgency campaigns. Mass graves have been found. Thousands have "disappeared"&mdash;students, activists, professors, journalists&mdash;dropping into the machinery of the security state, never to be heard from again.</p>
<p>Pakistan's official history writes off this decades-long insurrection as terrorism, a matter of national security to be "managed" by brute force. But the reality is much dirtier, and much more indicting. Balochistan is not just rebelling&mdash;it is screaming. And the cry is being drowned out in the sound of fighter planes and the silence of complicit media.</p>
<h2>The Pakistan Army: From defense to domination</h2>
<p>Over the past few years, Islamabad's civilian government has increasingly been dismantled, granting unparalleled power to the military in the name of national security. Pakistan's army no longer just defends borders&mdash;it dictates the state.</p>
<p>The army runs huge business empires, dictates foreign policy, manipulates election results, and dominates the national narrative. It is judge, jury, and, all too often, executioner. The price of this militarised rule has been catastrophic&mdash;not just for Balochistan but for every region of Pakistan.</p>
<p>In Sindh, student movements lament the kidnapping of their comrades. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where terror war ghosts haunt villages, villagers seethe in anger against the militants and against the soldiers engaged in fighting them. In Gilgit-Baltistan, mineral-rich but politically abandoned, there are demands for rights that find no voice.</p>
<h2>The myth of unity</h2>
<p>The Pakistani establishment is only too eager to whip out the cry of "One Pakistan." But unity cannot be created by coercion. It cannot be maintained on the shoulders of disappearances, censorship, and repression.</p>
<p>The federation is breaking apart. Ethnic minorities&mdash;Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtuns, and others&mdash;are increasingly alienated, demonised, and disposable. Unifying Pakistan today is not a sense of shared purpose, but fear&mdash;fear underpinned by men in uniform and policies scribbled in secret.</p>
<p>This is no longer a set of regional complaints. It is a national crisis of legitimacy. And with state violence increasingly displacing political discourse, the underpinnings of the nation itself begin to shift.</p>
<h2>India's role</h2>
<p>It will be tempting for India to respond&mdash;to meet every insult with strength or diplomatic artillery. But Pakistan is no longer a monolithic threat. It is a house divided, weak and explosive.</p>
<p>Militarily engaging with such a divided state threatens to destabilise the region further and reinforce the Pakistani military's narrative of foreign threat&mdash;enabling it to further suppress dissent in the name of nationalism.</p>
<p>The more prudent way for India is restraint&mdash;not weakness, but tactics. Observe closely. Record the facts.</p>
<h2>A country at war with its own</h2>
<p>Governments tend to divert internal failure by creating external foes. Yet no amount of diplomatic battles or spats can hide the fact that Pakistan is a warring state&mdash;with its provinces, with its people, and with the concept of democracy.</p>
<p>The fire in Balochistan is not isolated. It is symbolic. It reflects the deeper illness afflicting the entire state structure: A refusal to listen, to engage, to compromise. A preference for control over consensus. Militarism over governance. Suppression over reform.</p>
<p>And this internal strife cannot be won with guns. Because when a state starts to lose the faith of its own citizens, no army is big enough to keep it intact.</p>
<h2>The real battlefield</h2>
<p>As the war drums beat ever louder throughout South Asia, it's so easy to concentrate on aerial bombardments, summits, and the next diplomatic crisis. But the actual war is within Pakistani boundaries&mdash;within Balochistan villages, Sindh universities, and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/gilgit-baltistan">Gilgit-Baltistan</a> mountains.</p>
<p>The conflict in Balochistan is not just a regional issue&mdash;it is a mirror reflecting the broader dysfunction of the state. Until Pakistan begins to confront its internal contradictions, any talk of confrontation with India is not just misguided&mdash;it is a dangerous distraction.</p>
<p>Before it hoists the flag of war abroad, Pakistan must fight for peace, justice, and dignity at home. Because however loudly the slogans are shouted or high-flying the missiles, a nation divided against itself is already defeated.</p>
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Pakistan, World: Before Pakistan hoists the flag of war, it must fight for peace and justice at home. A nation divided against itself is already defeated

For the past few days, headlines have whisked around the possibility of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. As always, the uncertainity looms—will there be another conflict, another round of rhetoric, or even a war? But to be fixated on the India-Pakistan border is to be blind to a more pressing, more pressing reality—one that plays out not in Jammu and Kashmir, but in the alleys of Quetta, Gwadar, Turbat, and Dera Bugti. For even as Pakistan postures on the international stage, it is disintegrating not from the outside, but from the decay infecting its very center. Pakistan's biggest threat is not India. It is Pakistan itself. The truth is this: Pakistan is already at war. But not with India. It is fighting battles across its own soil—against its own people. At the heart of this disintegration is Balochistan—a province chained under military regimes, strangulated by institutional neglect, and crying out to be heard in a land that responds only with steel and silence. Balochistan: Abundant resources, deficient rights Balochistan is the country's biggest province, accounting for almost 44% of the country's landmass and resting on enormous deposits of natural gas, minerals, and a strategic Arabian Sea coastline. It should be the crown jewel of Pakistan's economy. Instead, it's an open sore. Balochistan has made its claims for autonomy, equal representation, and a fair share of the wealth stolen from its land since the country was founded in 1947. In retaliation, the state has dealt with its citizens not as citizens, but as insurgents. Whole generations have come of age under the shadow of occupation. Towns have been destroyed in counter-insurgency campaigns. Mass graves have been found. Thousands have "disappeared"—students, activists, professors, journalists—dropping into the machinery of the security state, never to be heard from again. Pakistan's official history writes off this decades-long insurrection as terrorism, a matter of national security to be "managed" by brute force. But the reality is much dirtier, and much more indicting. Balochistan is not just rebelling—it is screaming. And the cry is being drowned out in the sound of fighter planes and the silence of complicit media. The Pakistan Army: From defense to domination Over the past few years, Islamabad's civilian government has increasingly been dismantled, granting unparalleled power to the military in the name of national security. Pakistan's army no longer just defends borders—it dictates the state. The army runs huge business empires, dictates foreign policy, manipulates election results, and dominates the national narrative. It is judge, jury, and, all too often, executioner. The price of this militarised rule has been catastrophic—not just for Balochistan but for every region of Pakistan. In Sindh, student movements lament the kidnapping of their comrades. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where terror war ghosts haunt villages, villagers seethe in anger against the militants and against the soldiers engaged in fighting them. In Gilgit-Baltistan, mineral-rich but politically abandoned, there are demands for rights that find no voice. The myth of unity The Pakistani establishment is only too eager to whip out the cry of "One Pakistan." But unity cannot be created by coercion. It cannot be maintained on the shoulders of disappearances, censorship, and repression. The federation is breaking apart. Ethnic minorities—Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtuns, and others—are increasingly alienated, demonised, and disposable. Unifying Pakistan today is not a sense of shared purpose, but fear—fear underpinned by men in uniform and policies scribbled in secret. This is no longer a set of regional complaints. It is a national crisis of legitimacy. And with state violence increasingly displacing political discourse, the underpinnings of the nation itself begin to shift. India's role It will be tempting for India to respond—to meet every insult with strength or diplomatic artillery. But Pakistan is no longer a monolithic threat. It is a house divided, weak and explosive. Militarily engaging with such a divided state threatens to destabilise the region further and reinforce the Pakistani military's narrative of foreign threat—enabling it to further suppress dissent in the name of nationalism. The more prudent way for India is restraint—not weakness, but tactics. Observe closely. Record the facts. A country at war with its own Governments tend to divert internal failure by creating external foes. Yet no amount of diplomatic battles or spats can hide the fact that Pakistan is a warring state—with its provinces, with its people, and with the concept of democracy. The fire in Balochistan is not isolated. It is symbolic. It reflects the deeper illness afflicting the entire state structure: A refusal to listen, to engage, to compromise. A preference for control over consensus. Militarism over governance. Suppression over reform. And this internal strife cannot be won with guns. Because when a state starts to lose the faith of its own citizens, no army is big enough to keep it intact. The real battlefield As the war drums beat ever louder throughout South Asia, it's so easy to concentrate on aerial bombardments, summits, and the next diplomatic crisis. But the actual war is within Pakistani boundaries—within Balochistan villages, Sindh universities, and Gilgit-Baltistan mountains. The conflict in Balochistan is not just a regional issue—it is a mirror reflecting the broader dysfunction of the state. Until Pakistan begins to confront its internal contradictions, any talk of confrontation with India is not just misguided—it is a dangerous distraction. Before it hoists the flag of war abroad, Pakistan must fight for peace, justice, and dignity at home. Because however loudly the slogans are shouted or high-flying the missiles, a nation divided against itself is already defeated. (Disclaimer: The views of the writer do not represent the views of WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse the views of the writer.)

Forget India. Pakistan is already at war—with itself

<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tensions between India and Pakistan have worsened after Pakistan launched an attack on Jammu &amp; Kashmir early on Saturday (10 May).</span></p>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Pakistan claims Indian strike on major </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">airbases</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Pakistan said that three of its airbases, Nur Khan Military Airbase in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang district, were hit by missile strikes in the early hours of Saturday. India has not officially responded to the claims.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-can-pakistan-use-f-16s-against-india-operation-sindoor-pakistan-drone-attack-pahalgam-terror-attack-9050088" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War: Can Pakistan use F-16s against India? Here&rsquo;s what the rules say</a></span></strong></p>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Reports of Pakistani </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">missile</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> intercepted in Haryana</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">At the same time, social media saw unverified reports of a missile being intercepted over Haryana&rsquo;s Sirsa. The projectile could have been a Fatah-II missile fired by Pakistan. While no official confirmation has been given, the reports have drawn public attention to the Fatah-II system.</span></p>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">What is the Fatah-II missile?</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Fatah-II is a guided artillery rocket developed by Pakistan. It was first tested by the Pakistan Army in December 2021 and is seen as an improved version of the earlier Fatah-I system.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pakistan-war-operation-sindoor-pakistan-eyes-in-the-sky-what-is-awacs-airborne-warning-and-control-systems-pak-drone-attack-9049701" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War: What are AWACS aircraft? How many&nbsp;of these &lsquo;eyes in the sky&rsquo; are&nbsp;left&nbsp;with&nbsp;Pakistan?</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">With a range of around 250 to 400 kilometres, the missile is designed to hit military targets such as radar stations and supply centres. It carries conventional warheads and is fitted with a terminal guidance system that helps steer it in the final stage of flight.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-how-us-schooled-pakistan-after-india-shot-down-a-pakistani-f-16-after-2019-balakot-strike-operation-sindoor-9053104" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War | &lsquo;Concerning, inconsistent&rsquo;: How US schooled Pakistan after India shot down a Pakistani F-16 after 2019&nbsp;Balakot&nbsp;strike</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Fatah-II </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">uses a combination of</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> inertial and satellite navigation to stay on course. Its trajectory is flatter than usual, making it harder to detect or stop using air defence systems. The missile is launched from a mobile system, making it easier to deploy in different locations and terrains.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/indo-pak-war-operation-sindoor-trump-g7-saudi-arabia-pahalgam-terror-attack-world-reacts-to-india-pakistan-war-9053662" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak war: Trump calls for 'quick end', G7 'condemn Pahalgam attack' | World reacts to sharp escalation between India &amp; Pakistan</a></span></strong></p>

Pakistan said that three of its airbases, Nur Khan Military Airbase in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang district, were hit by missile strikes in the early hours of Saturday. India news

Tensions between India and Pakistan have worsened after Pakistan launched an attack on Jammu & Kashmir early on Saturday (10 May). Pakistan claims Indian strike on major airbases Pakistan said that three of its airbases, Nur Khan Military Airbase in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang district, were hit by missile strikes in the early hours of Saturday. India has not officially responded to the claims. Also read: Indo-Pak War: Can Pakistan use F-16s against India? Here’s what the rules say Reports of Pakistani missile intercepted in Haryana At the same time, social media saw unverified reports of a missile being intercepted over Haryana’s Sirsa. The projectile could have been a Fatah-II missile fired by Pakistan. While no official confirmation has been given, the reports have drawn public attention to the Fatah-II system. What is the Fatah-II missile? The Fatah-II is a guided artillery rocket developed by Pakistan. It was first tested by the Pakistan Army in December 2021 and is seen as an improved version of the earlier Fatah-I system. Also read: Indo-Pak War: What are AWACS aircraft? How many of these ‘eyes in the sky’ are left with Pakistan? With a range of around 250 to 400 kilometres, the missile is designed to hit military targets such as radar stations and supply centres. It carries conventional warheads and is fitted with a terminal guidance system that helps steer it in the final stage of flight. Also read: Indo-Pak War | ‘Concerning, inconsistent’: How US schooled Pakistan after India shot down a Pakistani F-16 after 2019 Balakot strike The Fatah-II uses a combination of inertial and satellite navigation to stay on course. Its trajectory is flatter than usual, making it harder to detect or stop using air defence systems. The missile is launched from a mobile system, making it easier to deploy in different locations and terrains. Also read: Indo-Pak war: Trump calls for 'quick end', G7 'condemn Pahalgam attack' | World reacts to sharp escalation between India & Pakistan

Indo-Pak war: What is the Fatah-II missile? Pakistan’s precision missile reportedly shot down by India

<p><span>Tensions between India and Pakistan rose sharply after Pakistan launched an attack on India's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/jammu-and-kashmir" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jammu &amp; Kashmir</a>&nbsp;on Saturday (May 10).</span></p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Pakistan Prime Minister<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/shehbaz-sharif" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Shehbaz Sharif</a><span> </span>convened an emergency meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) as Pakistan's military continues strikes on Indian civilians<span data-dobid="hdw">.</span></p>
<p>Pakistan claimed that its airbases, including Nur Khan in<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-india-strikes-pakistan-operation-sindoor-nur-khan-airbase-rawalpindi-murid-airbase-chakwal-rafiqui-airbase-9053521" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rawalpindi</a>, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang, were targeted in a missile attack. The latest aggression follows Pakistan&rsquo;s repeated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the International Border. For two nights in a row, Pakistan has fired across Indian territory and sent drones into sensitive areas.</p>
<p>However, <span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Pakistan's defence minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/khawaja-asif" rel="dofollow">Khawaja Asif</a> said no meeting of the National Command Authority, the top military and civil body overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal, had been scheduled following a military operation against India &hellip; early on Saturday.&rdquo;</span></p>
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<p>&ldquo;This thing that you have spoken about (nuclear option) is present, but let&rsquo;s not talk about it &ndash; we should treat it as a very distant possibility, we shouldn&rsquo;t even discuss it in the immediate context,&rdquo; Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif was quoted saying to ARY News.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Before we get to that point, I think temperatures will come down. No meeting has happened of the National Command Authority, nor is any such meeting scheduled.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>What is NCA?</h2>
<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The NCA was established in February 2000 by Pakistan's National Security Council. The NCA is the highest civilian-military organisation in Pakistan tasked with commanding, controlling, and monitoring the nation's nuclear weapons program and strategic assets. It develops policy for all of the nation's strategic nuclear forces and organisations so that national security can be ensured through good governance of nuclear assets.</div>
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<p class="" data-end="634" data-start="358">Headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the NCA is responsible for ensuring and increasing the operational alertness and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It also functions as a strategic policy-making forum for weapons of mass destruction matters.</p>
<p class="" data-end="882" data-start="636">Established in 2000, alongside its paramilitary wing&mdash;the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Force&mdash;the NCA succeeded the Air Force Strategic Command, originally formed in 1983 by then-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim.</p>
<p>The task of the NCA goes far beyond nuclear command to encompass joint-space operations (e.g., military satellites), information warfare, missile defense, command and control (internal as well as external), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as over-all strategic deterrence.</p>
<p>It commands the Army, Navy, and Air Force's strategic operations, providing the Prime Minister and cabinet with an integrated military institution to evaluate and react quickly to various threats from conventional to nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber.</p>
<p class="" data-end="1796" data-start="1456">Members of the NCA include the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Director General of the Strategic Plans Division serves as the ex-officio secretary of the NCA, with the SPD acting as its secretariat.</p>
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Pakistan, India News: National Command Authority is Pakistan’s top civil-military body overseeing the command and control of the nuclear weapons and strategic assets

Tensions between India and Pakistan rose sharply after Pakistan launched an attack on India's Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday (May 10). Earlier in the day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened an emergency meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) as Pakistan's military continues strikes on Indian civilians. Pakistan claimed that its airbases, including Nur Khan in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang, were targeted in a missile attack. The latest aggression follows Pakistan’s repeated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the International Border. For two nights in a row, Pakistan has fired across Indian territory and sent drones into sensitive areas. However, Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif said no meeting of the National Command Authority, the top military and civil body overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal, had been scheduled following a military operation against India … early on Saturday.” “This thing that you have spoken about (nuclear option) is present, but let’s not talk about it – we should treat it as a very distant possibility, we shouldn’t even discuss it in the immediate context,” Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif was quoted saying to ARY News. “Before we get to that point, I think temperatures will come down. No meeting has happened of the National Command Authority, nor is any such meeting scheduled.” What is NCA? The NCA was established in February 2000 by Pakistan's National Security Council. The NCA is the highest civilian-military organisation in Pakistan tasked with commanding, controlling, and monitoring the nation's nuclear weapons program and strategic assets. It develops policy for all of the nation's strategic nuclear forces and organisations so that national security can be ensured through good governance of nuclear assets. Headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the NCA is responsible for ensuring and increasing the operational alertness and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It also functions as a strategic policy-making forum for weapons of mass destruction matters. Established in 2000, alongside its paramilitary wing—the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Force—the NCA succeeded the Air Force Strategic Command, originally formed in 1983 by then-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim. The task of the NCA goes far beyond nuclear command to encompass joint-space operations (e.g., military satellites), information warfare, missile defense, command and control (internal as well as external), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as over-all strategic deterrence. It commands the Army, Navy, and Air Force's strategic operations, providing the Prime Minister and cabinet with an integrated military institution to evaluate and react quickly to various threats from conventional to nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber. Members of the NCA include the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Director General of the Strategic Plans Division serves as the ex-officio secretary of the NCA, with the SPD acting as its secretariat.

Indo-Pak war | First they called it, now they deny: Pakistan’s nuclear huddle vanishes into thin air

<p><strong>Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos meaning:</strong> Just days after India set in motion cross-border anti-terror 'Operation Sindoor' (May 7) to avenge the deaths of 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday (May 10) launched an attack code-named 'Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos'.</p>
<p>Under this operation, Pakistan early in the morning started indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders (IB). Islamabad's military initiated heavy shelling of residential areas in India's Jammu and Kashmir.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-down-with-pakistan-resonates-as-hundreds-respond-to-chandigarh-administration-call-for-civil-defence-volunteers-india-pak-india-pakistan-war-news-latest-operation-sindoor-9054190">Indo-Pak war: 'Down with Pakistan' resonates as hundreds respond to Chandigarh Administration call for 'civil defence&nbsp;volunteers'</a></strong></p>
<h2><strong>What does 'Bunyan-un-Maroos' mean?</strong></h2>
<p>As per Pakistani news website Dawn, the name 'Bunyan-un-Marsoos' translates to a concrete structure or firm foundation. As per the warring nation, the attack symbolises "national unity" and "resilience".</p>
<p>While Pakistan claims that it was targeting India's key military installations, visuals from ground residential areas were being targeted in the Pargwal, Kana Chakk, and Chhamb sectors of the Akhnoor area. Blasts were also heard in Srinagar, and in the Rajouri region, strikes caused property damage.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-foreign-secretary-vikram-misri-exposes-pakistan-lies-and-fake-news-9054134">Indo-Pak War: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri EXPOSES all the LIES spread by Pakistan</a></strong></p>
<h2><strong>Pakistan attacks civil infrastructure in India</strong></h2>
<p>Pakistan Army on Saturday (10 May) claimed that India carried out missile attacks on three key Pakistan Air Force bases, including Nur Khan Military Airbase in Rawalpindi, Murid Airbase in Chakwal and Rafiqui Airbase in Shorkot, Jhang district. Islamabad alleged that India used an air-to-surface missile during the overnight attack.<strong></strong></p>
<p>Pakistan also claimed to have destroyed India's S-400 system at Adampur, destroyed airfields at Suratgarh and Sirsa, the BrahMos base at Nagrota, RT gun positions at Dehrangyari and Chandigarh Forward Ammunition Depot; as well as heavy damages to other military stations being propagated.</p>
<p>These false claims were debunked as "ludicrous" by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs during its special press briefing. You can read more by clicking on the link below.</p>
<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-foreign-secretary-vikram-misri-exposes-pakistan-lies-and-fake-news-9054134">Indo-Pak War: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri EXPOSES all the LIES spread by Pakistan</a></strong></p>

Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos meaning: Explore the meaning of Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos, Pakistan's codename for its military assault on India | Trending | South Asia | India News

Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos meaning: Just days after India set in motion cross-border anti-terror 'Operation Sindoor' (May 7) to avenge the deaths of 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday (May 10) launched an attack code-named 'Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos'. Under this operation, Pakistan early in the morning started indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Borders (IB). Islamabad's military initiated heavy shelling of residential areas in India's Jammu and Kashmir. Also read | Indo-Pak war: 'Down with Pakistan' resonates as hundreds respond to Chandigarh Administration call for 'civil defence volunteers' What does 'Bunyan-un-Maroos' mean? As per Pakistani news website Dawn, the name 'Bunyan-un-Marsoos' translates to a concrete structure or firm foundation. As per the warring nation, the attack symbolises "national unity" and "resilience". While Pakistan claims that it was targeting India's key military installations, visuals from ground residential areas were being targeted in the Pargwal, Kana Chakk, and Chhamb sectors of the Akhnoor area. Blasts were also heard in Srinagar, and in the Rajouri region, strikes caused property damage. Also read | Indo-Pak War: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri EXPOSES all the LIES spread by Pakistan Pakistan attacks civil infrastructure in India Pakistan Army on Saturday (10 May) claimed that India carried out missile attacks on three key Pakistan Air Force bases, including Nur Khan Military Airbase in Rawalpindi, Murid Airbase in Chakwal and Rafiqui Airbase in Shorkot, Jhang district. Islamabad alleged that India used an air-to-surface missile during the overnight attack. Pakistan also claimed to have destroyed India's S-400 system at Adampur, destroyed airfields at Suratgarh and Sirsa, the BrahMos base at Nagrota, RT gun positions at Dehrangyari and Chandigarh Forward Ammunition Depot; as well as heavy damages to other military stations being propagated. These false claims were debunked as "ludicrous" by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs during its special press briefing. You can read more by clicking on the link below. Also read | Indo-Pak War: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri EXPOSES all the LIES spread by Pakistan

What does 'Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos' mean? Pakistan's codename for assault on India explained

<p><span>Tensions between India and Pakistan rose sharply after Pakistan launched an attack on India's <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu &amp; Kashmir</a> on Saturday (May 10).</span></p>
<p>Pakistan Prime Minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/shehbaz-sharif" rel="dofollow">Shehbaz Sharif</a> has convened an emergency meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) as Pakistan's military continues strikes on Indian civilians<span data-dobid="hdw">, sources revealed.</span></p>
<p>Pakistan claimed that its airbases, including Nur Khan in<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-india-strikes-pakistan-operation-sindoor-nur-khan-airbase-rawalpindi-murid-airbase-chakwal-rafiqui-airbase-9053521" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rawalpindi</a>, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang, were targeted in a missile attack.&nbsp;The latest aggression follows Pakistan&rsquo;s repeated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the International Border. For two nights in a row, Pakistan has fired across Indian territory and sent drones into sensitive areas.</p>
<h2>What is NCA?</h2>
<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The NCA was established in February 2000 by Pakistan's National Security Council. The NCA is the highest civilian-military organisation in Pakistan tasked with commanding, controlling, and monitoring the nation's nuclear weapons program and strategic assets. It develops policy for all of the nation's strategic nuclear forces and organisations so that national security can be ensured through good governance of nuclear assets.</div>
<div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">
<p data-start="358" data-end="634" class="">Headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the NCA is responsible for ensuring and increasing the operational alertness and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It also functions as a strategic policy-making forum for weapons of mass destruction matters.</p>
<p data-start="636" data-end="882" class="">Established in 2000, alongside its paramilitary wing&mdash;the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Force&mdash;the NCA succeeded the Air Force Strategic Command, originally formed in 1983 by then-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim.</p>
<p>The task of the NCA goes far beyond nuclear command to encompass joint-space operations (e.g., military satellites), information warfare, missile defense, command and control (internal as well as external), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as over-all strategic deterrence.</p>
<p>It commands the Army, Navy, and Air Force's strategic operations, providing the Prime Minister and cabinet with an integrated military institution to evaluate and react quickly to various threats from conventional to nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber.</p>
<p data-start="1456" data-end="1796" class="">Members of the NCA include the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Director General of the Strategic Plans Division serves as the ex-officio secretary of the NCA, with the SPD acting as its secretariat.</p>
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<h2>When did Pak last held NCA meeting?</h2>
<p>The previous meeting of Pakistan with NCA took place in 2019 when Prime Minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/imran-khan">Imran Khan</a> led a special session of the National Command Authority (NCA).</p>
<p>The National Command Authority meeting took place at the Prime Minister's office. The Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned the meeting amid Indian Air Force's violation of Line of Control (LoC).</p>
<p>The meeting was attended by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat and Army Chief General Qamar Javaid Bajwa. Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, heads of sensitive institutions, security officials, Director General Strategic Plans Division were also present in the meeting.</p>
<p>Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Federal Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal and Finance Minister Asad Umar were also present in the meeting.</p>

India News: National Command Authority is Pakistan’s top civil-military body overseeing the command and control of the nuclear weapons and strategic assets

Tensions between India and Pakistan rose sharply after Pakistan launched an attack on India's Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday (May 10). Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened an emergency meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) as Pakistan's military continues strikes on Indian civilians, sources revealed. Pakistan claimed that its airbases, including Nur Khan in Rawalpindi, Murid in Chakwal, and Rafiqui in Shorkot, Jhang, were targeted in a missile attack. The latest aggression follows Pakistan’s repeated ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the International Border. For two nights in a row, Pakistan has fired across Indian territory and sent drones into sensitive areas. What is NCA? The NCA was established in February 2000 by Pakistan's National Security Council. The NCA is the highest civilian-military organisation in Pakistan tasked with commanding, controlling, and monitoring the nation's nuclear weapons program and strategic assets. It develops policy for all of the nation's strategic nuclear forces and organisations so that national security can be ensured through good governance of nuclear assets. Headed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the NCA is responsible for ensuring and increasing the operational alertness and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It also functions as a strategic policy-making forum for weapons of mass destruction matters. Established in 2000, alongside its paramilitary wing—the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Force—the NCA succeeded the Air Force Strategic Command, originally formed in 1983 by then-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim. The task of the NCA goes far beyond nuclear command to encompass joint-space operations (e.g., military satellites), information warfare, missile defense, command and control (internal as well as external), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), as well as over-all strategic deterrence. It commands the Army, Navy, and Air Force's strategic operations, providing the Prime Minister and cabinet with an integrated military institution to evaluate and react quickly to various threats from conventional to nuclear, chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber. Members of the NCA include the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Director General of the Strategic Plans Division serves as the ex-officio secretary of the NCA, with the SPD acting as its secretariat. When did Pak last held NCA meeting? The previous meeting of Pakistan with NCA took place in 2019 when Prime Minister Imran Khan led a special session of the National Command Authority (NCA). The National Command Authority meeting took place at the Prime Minister's office. The Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned the meeting amid Indian Air Force's violation of Line of Control (LoC). The meeting was attended by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat and Army Chief General Qamar Javaid Bajwa. Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, heads of sensitive institutions, security officials, Director General Strategic Plans Division were also present in the meeting. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Federal Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal and Finance Minister Asad Umar were also present in the meeting.

Indo-Pak war: Amid escalating tensions, Pakistan PM calls for National Command Authority meeting. Why is it significant

<p>A mild earthquake hit parts of Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday, but no reports of damage or casualties have emerged so far.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">EQ of M: 4.0, On: 10/05/2025 01:44:17 IST, Lat: 29.67 N, Long: 66.10 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan. <br>For more information Download the BhooKamp App <a href="https://t.co/5gCOtjcVGs">https://t.co/5gCOtjcVGs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJitendraSingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJitendraSingh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficeOfDrJS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficeOfDrJS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravi_MoES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ravi_MoES</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_Mishra1966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dr_Mishra1966</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ndmaindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ndmaindia</a> <a href="https://t.co/jVl5Y73VF9">pic.twitter.com/jVl5Y73VF9</a></p>
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<p>According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake measured 4.0 on the Richter Scale and struck at 1:44 am IST.</p>
<p><em>More to follow...</em></p>

Pakistan: According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake measured 4.0 on the Richter Scale and struck Pakistan at 1:44 am IST.

A mild earthquake hit parts of Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday, but no reports of damage or casualties have emerged so far. EQ of M: 4.0, On: 10/05/2025 01:44:17 IST, Lat: 29.67 N, Long: 66.10 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Pakistan. For more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5gCOtjcVGs @DrJitendraSingh @OfficeOfDrJS @Ravi_MoES @Dr_Mishra1966 @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/jVl5Y73VF9 — National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) May 9, 2025 According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake measured 4.0 on the Richter Scale and struck at 1:44 am IST. More to follow...

Pakistan jolted by 4.0 magnitude earthquake

<p>Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in a new television interview, has said that there is <span>no option left other than a full-blown war with India amid escalation tensions between the two nuclear neighbours.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>When asked by the anchor if Pakistan is starting a "full-blown war", Asif says, "We do not have any other options other than this."</span></p>
<p><span>This comes after India foiled Pakistan's drone attack attempts on civilians and military posts.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"No option left other than full-blown war": How defence minister Khawaja Asif's truth bombs have blown up Pakistan's lies<a href="https://twitter.com/SehgalRahesha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sehgalrahesha</a> tells you in this report <a href="https://t.co/j2wDZlKMHf">pic.twitter.com/j2wDZlKMHf</a></p>
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<p>In yet another video,&nbsp;<span>Asif can be heard stating that Pakistan didn't intercept Indian drones to avoid revealing their military location. Earlier, Asif had disclosed Pakistan's history of backing terrorist groups and said that his country has been doing "this dirty work for the United States for about 3 decades..."and the West, including Britain." Asif also said that his country had an active role in supporting the Mujahideen during the first Afghan war.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚡ "We didn't intercept Indian Drones because we didn't want to leak our locations": Pakistan Defence Minister <a href="https://t.co/evIdnzmEvU">pic.twitter.com/evIdnzmEvU</a></p>
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<p><strong>Read More | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pakistan-war-indo-pak-tensions-operation-sindoor-deranged-fantasy-that-only-pak-can-come-up-with-india-exposes-pakistans-false-narrative-9052253">'Deranged fantasy that only Pak can come up with...': India exposes Pakistan's false narrative about attacking own cities</a></strong></p>
<p>This comes a day after <span>India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri named and shamed Pakistani ministers for their support of terrorism and terror groups in multiple TV interviews. Misri said that Pakistan's admission of terror speaks for itself and the neighbouring country has proven its track record in harbouring terrorists to the world via television interviews. Misri was referring to the interviews by Pakistani&nbsp;Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and&nbsp;former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. While Dar objected to the mention of TRF in the UNSC statement, Bhutto admitted Pakistan has a past related to terrorism and Khawaja Asif confessed that his country is involved in "dirty things."</span></p>
<p><strong>Read More | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-shames-pakistan-after-operation-sindoor-pakistan-ministers-accepted-involvement-in-terrorism-vikram-misri-pahalgam-attack-9048520">'Pakistani ministers accepted involvement in terrorism on TV interviews': India names and shames Pakistan</a></strong></p>
<h2>Operation Sindoor&nbsp;</h2>
<p>The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 from 1.05 am to 1.30 am. This comes after 26 civilians were killed in terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Briefing the country on Operation Sindoor, women officers Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that India exercised its right to respond and hit nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They said that India's actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible.</p>
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Idnia News | Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has said that there is no option left other than a full-blown war with India amid escalation tensions between the two nuclear neighbours.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in a new television interview, has said that there is no option left other than a full-blown war with India amid escalation tensions between the two nuclear neighbours. When asked by the anchor if Pakistan is starting a "full-blown war", Asif says, "We do not have any other options other than this." This comes after India foiled Pakistan's drone attack attempts on civilians and military posts. "No option left other than full-blown war": How defence minister Khawaja Asif's truth bombs have blown up Pakistan's lies@sehgalrahesha tells you in this report pic.twitter.com/j2wDZlKMHf — WION (@WIONews) May 9, 2025 Track LIVE updates on Indo-Pak tensions here In yet another video, Asif can be heard stating that Pakistan didn't intercept Indian drones to avoid revealing their military location. Earlier, Asif had disclosed Pakistan's history of backing terrorist groups and said that his country has been doing "this dirty work for the United States for about 3 decades..."and the West, including Britain." Asif also said that his country had an active role in supporting the Mujahideen during the first Afghan war. ⚡ "We didn't intercept Indian Drones because we didn't want to leak our locations": Pakistan Defence Minister pic.twitter.com/evIdnzmEvU — OSINT Updates (@OsintUpdates) May 9, 2025 Read More | 'Deranged fantasy that only Pak can come up with...': India exposes Pakistan's false narrative about attacking own cities This comes a day after India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri named and shamed Pakistani ministers for their support of terrorism and terror groups in multiple TV interviews. Misri said that Pakistan's admission of terror speaks for itself and the neighbouring country has proven its track record in harbouring terrorists to the world via television interviews. Misri was referring to the interviews by Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. While Dar objected to the mention of TRF in the UNSC statement, Bhutto admitted Pakistan has a past related to terrorism and Khawaja Asif confessed that his country is involved in "dirty things." Read More | 'Pakistani ministers accepted involvement in terrorism on TV interviews': India names and shames Pakistan Operation Sindoor The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 from 1.05 am to 1.30 am. This comes after 26 civilians were killed in terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Briefing the country on Operation Sindoor, women officers Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that India exercised its right to respond and hit nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They said that India's actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. Read More | #BoycottTurkeyAzerbaijan trends: Indian travel agencies say no to Turks, end tie up with Turkish airlines | Here's why

'Pakistan has no other option than a full blown war': Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says amid failed attacks on India

<p><strong>Operation Sindoor and India Pak war: Madrassas are Pakistan's 'second line of defence,' says defence minister Khwaja Asif:</strong> It is no secret that Pakistan has used many of its madrassas, the Islamic seminaries, as centres of indoctrination against India. Some sections of the global media had cried wolf after India's Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attacks, saying the military action hit mosques and madrassas. This was the same line taken by Pakistan when India struck back with surgical strikes in 2016 and 2019 in response to terror attacks emanating from Pakistan. Now, Pakistan's defence minister himself has admitted the involvement of Pakistan's madrassas in activities against India, while calling them the 'second line of defence.'</p>
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<h2>No doubt that Madrassas are our second line of defence, says Khwaja Asif, in parliament</h2>
<p><br>On the wee hours of May 7, India conducted a series of strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and up to 100 kilometres inside Pakistan, targeting terror training camps, launchpads and indoctrination centres.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The Operation Sindoor was in response to the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22, in which 26 innocent men were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The victims, mostly Indian tourists, were chosen by the terrorists for the massacre based on their being from the Hindu religion.<br><br><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-indian-armed-forces-strike-at-terrorist-camps-pahalgam-terror-attack-india-pakistan-9042302">India-Pak War LIVE: Air raid sirens tested in Delhi; MHA writes to states, UTs to invoke emergency powers for precautionary measures</a></p>
<p>After the Operation Sindoor was over, Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif made a speech in the National Assembly, the country's parliament.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While speaking about how Pakistan will and can respond to Operation Sindoor, Asif talked about madrassas and students of madrassas.</p>
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<p>"There is no doubt that madrasas are our second defence line," he told parliament.</p>
<p>He used the words 'second defence line' in English, while most of his speech was in Urdu.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/where-is-the-defence-system-pakistanis-are-now-questioning-their-own-military-after-indias-operation-sindoor-9051444">'We couldn't stop a single missile': Pakistanis are questioning the credibility of their defence system after India&rsquo;s Operation Sindoor</a></p>
<p>"Madrasas and students of Madrasas are involved" in the defence of the country, he indicated.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Apart from getting education, the students of madrassas also "get used in this kind of situation", he added.</p>
<p>"They can be used 100 per cent", in case of hostilities with India, he asserted.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Madrassas of Pakistan: The human sheilds&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Over the years, Indian intelligence agencies received and shared information that much of the indoctrination on 'Jihad' against India, and the terror training of Pakistani youth are done in and around many madrassas.</p>
<p>However, any attack on them would be deemed negative. Indian armed forces have carefully avoided targeting them. During the surgical strikes of 2016 and 2019, Pakistan had raised the bogey of madrassas being attacked by India, though that was never the case.<br><br><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-indian-army-soldier-murali-naik-martyred-during-cross-border-firing-at-loc-9052015">Indo-Pak war | Indian Army soldier Murali Naik martyred during cross border firing at LoC</a></p>
<p>But now, a Pakistani minister himself has openly admitted to the role of madrassas and students of madrassas in its war against India.<br><br>This begs the question: Is Pakistan going to recruit more terrorists, and even soldiers, from madrassas?</p>
<p>Are the young children studying in madrassas, who are often from very poor families, going to be used by Pakistan as human shields?</p>

Operation Sindoor Indo Pak war India Pakistan war Pakistan uses madrassa children as 2nd line of defence: minister. Trending | India News | South Asia

Operation Sindoor and India Pak war: Madrassas are Pakistan's 'second line of defence,' says defence minister Khwaja Asif: It is no secret that Pakistan has used many of its madrassas, the Islamic seminaries, as centres of indoctrination against India. Some sections of the global media had cried wolf after India's Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attacks, saying the military action hit mosques and madrassas. This was the same line taken by Pakistan when India struck back with surgical strikes in 2016 and 2019 in response to terror attacks emanating from Pakistan. Now, Pakistan's defence minister himself has admitted the involvement of Pakistan's madrassas in activities against India, while calling them the 'second line of defence.' No doubt that Madrassas are our second line of defence, says Khwaja Asif, in parliament On the wee hours of May 7, India conducted a series of strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and up to 100 kilometres inside Pakistan, targeting terror training camps, launchpads and indoctrination centres. India-Pak War | Indian Army releases first official video showing destruction of Pakistani military posts The Operation Sindoor was in response to the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22, in which 26 innocent men were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists. The victims, mostly Indian tourists, were chosen by the terrorists for the massacre based on their being from the Hindu religion. India-Pak War LIVE: Air raid sirens tested in Delhi; MHA writes to states, UTs to invoke emergency powers for precautionary measures After the Operation Sindoor was over, Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif made a speech in the National Assembly, the country's parliament. While speaking about how Pakistan will and can respond to Operation Sindoor, Asif talked about madrassas and students of madrassas. VIRAL VIDEO: Pakistan’s Khwaja Asif hints at strategic restraint, says drones not intercepted to conceal military positions "There is no doubt that madrasas are our second defence line," he told parliament. He used the words 'second defence line' in English, while most of his speech was in Urdu. 'We couldn't stop a single missile': Pakistanis are questioning the credibility of their defence system after India’s Operation Sindoor "Madrasas and students of Madrasas are involved" in the defence of the country, he indicated. Apart from getting education, the students of madrassas also "get used in this kind of situation", he added. "They can be used 100 per cent", in case of hostilities with India, he asserted. Madrassas of Pakistan: The human sheilds Over the years, Indian intelligence agencies received and shared information that much of the indoctrination on 'Jihad' against India, and the terror training of Pakistani youth are done in and around many madrassas. However, any attack on them would be deemed negative. Indian armed forces have carefully avoided targeting them. During the surgical strikes of 2016 and 2019, Pakistan had raised the bogey of madrassas being attacked by India, though that was never the case. Indo-Pak war | Indian Army soldier Murali Naik martyred during cross border firing at LoC But now, a Pakistani minister himself has openly admitted to the role of madrassas and students of madrassas in its war against India. This begs the question: Is Pakistan going to recruit more terrorists, and even soldiers, from madrassas? Are the young children studying in madrassas, who are often from very poor families, going to be used by Pakistan as human shields?

Madrassas = Pakistan's 'second line of defence': Minister wants to use seminary students against India

<p>The Subhan Allah complex in Bahawalpur was one of the high-stakes targets for India in Operation Sindoor, the Indian military&rsquo;s cross-border strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK).</p>
<p>Bahawalpur was significant for India, as the targeted Subhan Allah campus functioned as the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Spread across 18 acres, the campus housed a mosque and served as the ideological and operational hub for terror recruitment, indoctrination, and fundraising.</p>
<p>The real target was Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Muhammad chief.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The terror mastermind survived the precision strike and later released a statement saying at least 10 of his family members and four close associates were killed in Operation Sindoor.<br><br>Among those killed in the air strike on the Markaz Subhan Allah complex were Masood Azhar&rsquo;s elder sister, her husband, his nephew, and his niece. The 18-acre facility that functioned as a JeM hub was reduced to rubble, but Masood Azhar survived and is believed to be hiding somewhere with the help of the Pakistani establishment.</p>
<p>Azhar had been missing from public view for several months and had only resurfaced in Bahawalpur at the fag end of 2024.<br><br>The Indian intelligence had a close eye on his movements, and as per the latest satellite imagery and human intelligence, he had resumed command over the terrorist activities from within the walled complex in Bahawalpur.</p>
<p>Masood Azhar is the most wanted by India for his role in several terror attacks, including the IC814 hijack in 1999, and the Parliament attack in 2001. He was listed as a designated terrorist by the UNSC in 2019.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Pakistan said that Azhar, who was under house arrest in the country till then, escaped in 2019 and made his way to Afghanistan. Islamabad's claims were denied by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.<br><br>Pakistan claimed that Azhar and his family were not in the country as it was keen to get out of the Financial Action Task Force&rsquo;s grey list.</p>
<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-indian-envoy-to-us-schools-cnn-anchor-over-remarks-on-jammu-and-kashmir-operation-sindoor-9051643">Indo-Pak war: Indian envoy to US schools CNN anchor over remarks on Jammu and Kashmir</a></strong></p>
<p>After Operation Sindoor, the JeM chief released a statement, the contents and timing of which clearly indicate that he is somewhere in Pakistan, most likely safely ensconced in a safehouse provided by the Inter-Services Intelligence.</p>
<p>In his letter, dated May 8, Azhar wrote, &ldquo;It has been 36 hours since India&rsquo;s cowardly and murderous attack, and people are still awaiting retribution. Now, retaliatory action is vital.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Also read:<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/india-pakistan-war-bsf-foils-major-infiltration-bid-along-international-border-in-samba-9051623" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India-Pakistan War | BSF Foils 'Major' Infiltration Bid Along International Border In Samba</a></strong></p>
<p>Another terrorist, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, who was released along with Masood Azhar after the Kandahar plane hijack, is also believed to be under the protection of the Pakistani deep state.&nbsp;<br>Zargar is the founder and chief commander of Al-Umar Mujahideen, the outfit that has claimed responsibility for many terrorist attacks in the Kashmir Valley.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, as per reports, Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of chief Masood Azhar and a designated global terrorist, was among those killed in the airstrikes under Operation Sindoor.</p>
<h2>Who was Abdul Rauf Azhar?&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Abdul Rauf Azhar, long considered the operational head of Jaish, was a key conspirator of several major terror strikes, including the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, which was diverted to Kandahar, forcing the government to release three jailed terrorists, including Masood Azhar, in exchange.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also read:<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/look-whos-behind-him-pak-military-indias-high-commissioner-to-uk-exposes-pakistans-state-sponsored-terrorism-9051451" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Look who's behind him &ndash; Pak military': India's High Commissioner to UK exposes Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism</a></strong></p>
<p>Rauf became Jaish&rsquo;s de facto leader in 2007 and was designated a terrorist by the US Treasury in 2010 for &ldquo;recruiting operatives and planning attacks in India and Afghanistan.&rdquo; India made efforts to blacklist him at the UN in 2022, but China vetoed the move, citing lack of evidence.</p>

India News | Pakistan: The Indian intelligence had a close eye on his movements, and as per the latest satellite imagery and human intelligence, he had resumed command over the terrorist activities from within the walled complex in Bahawalpur.

The Subhan Allah complex in Bahawalpur was one of the high-stakes targets for India in Operation Sindoor, the Indian military’s cross-border strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). Bahawalpur was significant for India, as the targeted Subhan Allah campus functioned as the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Spread across 18 acres, the campus housed a mosque and served as the ideological and operational hub for terror recruitment, indoctrination, and fundraising. The real target was Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Muhammad chief. The terror mastermind survived the precision strike and later released a statement saying at least 10 of his family members and four close associates were killed in Operation Sindoor. Among those killed in the air strike on the Markaz Subhan Allah complex were Masood Azhar’s elder sister, her husband, his nephew, and his niece. The 18-acre facility that functioned as a JeM hub was reduced to rubble, but Masood Azhar survived and is believed to be hiding somewhere with the help of the Pakistani establishment. Azhar had been missing from public view for several months and had only resurfaced in Bahawalpur at the fag end of 2024. The Indian intelligence had a close eye on his movements, and as per the latest satellite imagery and human intelligence, he had resumed command over the terrorist activities from within the walled complex in Bahawalpur. Masood Azhar is the most wanted by India for his role in several terror attacks, including the IC814 hijack in 1999, and the Parliament attack in 2001. He was listed as a designated terrorist by the UNSC in 2019. Pakistan said that Azhar, who was under house arrest in the country till then, escaped in 2019 and made his way to Afghanistan. Islamabad's claims were denied by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Pakistan claimed that Azhar and his family were not in the country as it was keen to get out of the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list. Also Read | Indo-Pak war: Indian envoy to US schools CNN anchor over remarks on Jammu and Kashmir After Operation Sindoor, the JeM chief released a statement, the contents and timing of which clearly indicate that he is somewhere in Pakistan, most likely safely ensconced in a safehouse provided by the Inter-Services Intelligence. In his letter, dated May 8, Azhar wrote, “It has been 36 hours since India’s cowardly and murderous attack, and people are still awaiting retribution. Now, retaliatory action is vital.” Also read: India-Pakistan War | BSF Foils 'Major' Infiltration Bid Along International Border In Samba Another terrorist, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, who was released along with Masood Azhar after the Kandahar plane hijack, is also believed to be under the protection of the Pakistani deep state. Zargar is the founder and chief commander of Al-Umar Mujahideen, the outfit that has claimed responsibility for many terrorist attacks in the Kashmir Valley. However, as per reports, Abdul Rauf Azhar, the younger brother of chief Masood Azhar and a designated global terrorist, was among those killed in the airstrikes under Operation Sindoor. Who was Abdul Rauf Azhar? Abdul Rauf Azhar, long considered the operational head of Jaish, was a key conspirator of several major terror strikes, including the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, which was diverted to Kandahar, forcing the government to release three jailed terrorists, including Masood Azhar, in exchange. Also read: 'Look who's behind him – Pak military': India's High Commissioner to UK exposes Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism Rauf became Jaish’s de facto leader in 2007 and was designated a terrorist by the US Treasury in 2010 for “recruiting operatives and planning attacks in India and Afghanistan.” India made efforts to blacklist him at the UN in 2022, but China vetoed the move, citing lack of evidence.

Where is Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar? Is he hiding in an ISI safehouse?

<p><strong>Khwaja Asif, Pakistan's loose-tongued defence minister, is a liability</strong>: Khwaja Asif, Pakistan's defence minister, is a veteran politician, but these days he is embarrassing his country with his remarks amid the India-Pakistan war. His gems are fodder for internet trolling and memes, particularly since India's Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.</p>
<p>Asif has been waxing and waning about war and peace with India, and made public admissions about Pakistan's support to terrorists over the decades. (He should know, as he's been around for so long). His remarks can be attributed to two things only: either he has gone senile, or he has just become paranoid. Here are some recent gems from his vast repertoire of mis-speak.</p>
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<h2><br>'Lashkar e Taiba doesn't exist in Pakistan': Asif, soon after Pahalgam terror attack</h2>
<p>Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack killed 26 innocent tourists, Asif went on record to say that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the parent of The Resistance Front or TRF, which claimed the attack, did not exist in Pakistan. This, even as LeT's chief was living safely in Pakistan.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Lashkar-e-Taiba doesn&rsquo;t exist in Pakistan anymore. It is extinct," Asif said at the time.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"If the parent organisation does not exist, how can the offshoot take birth here?&rdquo;, he reasoned when the role of TRF was pointed out.</p>
<h2>Asif's tacit admission of sponsoring terrorism: We have been doing the dirty work for three decades</h2>
<p>Perhaps the most shocking remark from Asif was during an interview to Sky News, where he openly admitted how Pakistan has been backing terror groups.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/operation-sindoor-india-pakistan-tension-chinese-jets-pak-minister-khwaja-asif-china-foreign-ministry-9048891">Pak Defence Minister Khwaja Asif says 'can buy Chinese planes &amp; use them' but China has no clue</a></p>
<p>Sky&rsquo;s Yalda Hakim caught him in a bind by asking, &ldquo;You do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organisations?&rdquo;</p>
<p>Pat came Asif's shocking reply: &ldquo;Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades...and the West, including Britain.&rdquo;</p>
<p>He quickly added, &ldquo;That was a mistake, and we suffered from that, and that is why you are saying this to me."&nbsp;</p>
<p>"If we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and later on the war after 9/11, Pakistan&rsquo;s track record&hellip; was an unimpeachable track record,&rdquo; he said, referring to the 2001 terror attack.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/operation-sindoor-pakistan-defence-minister-khwaja-asif-cites-social-media-posts-as-proof-to-validate-claims-of-downing-indian-jets-9046462">Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif cites social media posts as proof to validate claims of downing Indian jets</a></p>
<p>&ldquo;When we were fighting the war on their side way back in the 80s against the Soviet Union, all these terrorists of today, they were wining and dining in Washington.&nbsp;And then came the 9/11 attacks. Again, the same situation was repeated. I think our governments then made a mistake.&rdquo;</p>
<h2><br>'We can buy jets from China'</h2>
<p>While it is well-known that much of Pakistan's military equipment is made in China, Asif's casual remark was both shocking and amusing because, around the same time, China shrugged off its jets' involvement in the Indo-Pak tensions.</p>
<p>&nbsp;"If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China, Russia or the UK and use them," Asif told CNN.</p>
<p>His remarks came around the same time as a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked if Chinese jets were involved in the India-Pakistan conflict.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/look-whos-behind-him-pak-military-indias-high-commissioner-to-uk-exposes-pakistans-state-sponsored-terrorism-9051451">'Look who's behind him &ndash; Pak military': India's High Commissioner to UK exposes Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism</a></p>
<p>Asifs' comments came after India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack.</p>
<h2>Evidence of Pakistan shooting down Indian jets 'all over social media'</h2>
<p>In remarks not suiting his stature, Asif casually said that evidence of Pakistani forces shooting down Indian fighter jets during the recent tensions 'is all over social media.'</p>
<p>He was speaking to CNN&rsquo;s Becky Anderson, who asked: &ldquo;Pakistan claims it shot down five Indian Air Force jets. India says there is no evidence of that, no proof. Can you provide more details? Let&rsquo;s start with this very specific claim of five fighter jets shot down. Where&rsquo;s the evidence for that, sir?&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all over social media," was Asif's response.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pak-war-pib-fact-checks-video-of-multiple-rocket-launches-9051427">India-Pak war PIB Fact Check: Video of multiple rocket launches is from a simulation</a></p>
<p>"On Indian social media, not on our social media," he added for good measure. "The debris of these jets fell...and it&rsquo;s all over Indian media.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Anderson then said: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re the defence minister, sir. The reason to talk to you today, sir, is not to talk about content all over social media. I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>'All-out war' comments even before a single shot was fired</h2>
<p>Asif is probably not aware of how badly equipped his army is. That may be the reason why - &nbsp;even before India fired a single shot - he talked about Pakistan being ready for an 'all-out war.'</p>
<p>"If there is an all-out attack ...then obviously there will be an all-out war,&rdquo; he said in a TV interview, ahead of Operation Sindoor.</p>
<h2><br>'If India is ready to back down...'</h2>
<p>In an interview to Bloomberg, Asif made a remark that showed either he's scared, or he didn't have a clue what was happening.</p>
<p>&ldquo;If India is ready to back down, they have taken the initiative; we have just responded. We have been saying all along, for the last fortnight, that we will never initiate anything hostile against India,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<h2><br>Who is Khwaja Asif?</h2>
<p><br>Khwaja Asif is a veteran of Pakistani politics. His current term as defence minister began in April 2022</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pak-war-pib-fact-checks-video-of-multiple-rocket-launches-9051427">India-Pak war PIB Fact Check: Video of multiple rocket launches is from a simulation</a></p>
<p>A leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Asif was elected to parliament from Sialkot in 2022.</p>
<p>Before taking over as defence minister in April 2022, he held several portfolios for over 30 years: Water and Power (2013&ndash;2017), Defence (2013&ndash;2017), Foreign Affairs,&nbsp;Petroleum and Natural Resources (2008), and Sports (2008).</p>
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Operation Sindoor indo-pak war: Khwaja Asif said after Pahalgam terror attack that Lashkar-e-Taiba does'nt exist in Pakistan. Trending | India News | South Asia

Khwaja Asif, Pakistan's loose-tongued defence minister, is a liability: Khwaja Asif, Pakistan's defence minister, is a veteran politician, but these days he is embarrassing his country with his remarks amid the India-Pakistan war. His gems are fodder for internet trolling and memes, particularly since India's Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. Asif has been waxing and waning about war and peace with India, and made public admissions about Pakistan's support to terrorists over the decades. (He should know, as he's been around for so long). His remarks can be attributed to two things only: either he has gone senile, or he has just become paranoid. Here are some recent gems from his vast repertoire of mis-speak. 'Lashkar e Taiba doesn't exist in Pakistan': Asif, soon after Pahalgam terror attack Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack killed 26 innocent tourists, Asif went on record to say that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the parent of The Resistance Front or TRF, which claimed the attack, did not exist in Pakistan. This, even as LeT's chief was living safely in Pakistan. “Lashkar-e-Taiba doesn’t exist in Pakistan anymore. It is extinct," Asif said at the time. "If the parent organisation does not exist, how can the offshoot take birth here?”, he reasoned when the role of TRF was pointed out. Asif's tacit admission of sponsoring terrorism: We have been doing the dirty work for three decades Perhaps the most shocking remark from Asif was during an interview to Sky News, where he openly admitted how Pakistan has been backing terror groups. Pak Defence Minister Khwaja Asif says 'can buy Chinese planes & use them' but China has no clue Sky’s Yalda Hakim caught him in a bind by asking, “You do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organisations?” Pat came Asif's shocking reply: “Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades...and the West, including Britain.” He quickly added, “That was a mistake, and we suffered from that, and that is why you are saying this to me." "If we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and later on the war after 9/11, Pakistan’s track record… was an unimpeachable track record,” he said, referring to the 2001 terror attack. Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif cites social media posts as proof to validate claims of downing Indian jets “When we were fighting the war on their side way back in the 80s against the Soviet Union, all these terrorists of today, they were wining and dining in Washington. And then came the 9/11 attacks. Again, the same situation was repeated. I think our governments then made a mistake.” 'We can buy jets from China' While it is well-known that much of Pakistan's military equipment is made in China, Asif's casual remark was both shocking and amusing because, around the same time, China shrugged off its jets' involvement in the Indo-Pak tensions. "If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China, Russia or the UK and use them," Asif told CNN. His remarks came around the same time as a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked if Chinese jets were involved in the India-Pakistan conflict. 'Look who's behind him – Pak military': India's High Commissioner to UK exposes Pakistan's state-sponsored terrorism Asifs' comments came after India hit Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack. Evidence of Pakistan shooting down Indian jets 'all over social media' In remarks not suiting his stature, Asif casually said that evidence of Pakistani forces shooting down Indian fighter jets during the recent tensions 'is all over social media.' He was speaking to CNN’s Becky Anderson, who asked: “Pakistan claims it shot down five Indian Air Force jets. India says there is no evidence of that, no proof. Can you provide more details? Let’s start with this very specific claim of five fighter jets shot down. Where’s the evidence for that, sir?” “It’s all over social media," was Asif's response. India-Pak war PIB Fact Check: Video of multiple rocket launches is from a simulation "On Indian social media, not on our social media," he added for good measure. "The debris of these jets fell...and it’s all over Indian media.” Anderson then said: “You’re the defence minister, sir. The reason to talk to you today, sir, is not to talk about content all over social media. I’m sorry.” 'All-out war' comments even before a single shot was fired Asif is probably not aware of how badly equipped his army is. That may be the reason why - even before India fired a single shot - he talked about Pakistan being ready for an 'all-out war.' "If there is an all-out attack ...then obviously there will be an all-out war,” he said in a TV interview, ahead of Operation Sindoor. 'If India is ready to back down...' In an interview to Bloomberg, Asif made a remark that showed either he's scared, or he didn't have a clue what was happening. “If India is ready to back down, they have taken the initiative; we have just responded. We have been saying all along, for the last fortnight, that we will never initiate anything hostile against India,” he said. Who is Khwaja Asif? Khwaja Asif is a veteran of Pakistani politics. His current term as defence minister began in April 2022 India-Pak war PIB Fact Check: Video of multiple rocket launches is from a simulation A leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Asif was elected to parliament from Sialkot in 2022. Before taking over as defence minister in April 2022, he held several portfolios for over 30 years: Water and Power (2013–2017), Defence (2013–2017), Foreign Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Resources (2008), and Sports (2008).

Khwaja Asif, defence minister with a foot in mouth disorder: Gems from his loose talk are embarrassing Pakistan amid India-Pak war

<p class="MsoNormal">Even as Pakistan is reeling under <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/operation-sindoor">Operation Sindoor</a>, at least some of its citizens have started questioning their country&rsquo;s military&rsquo;s capabilities, given that it could not defend itself. If one goes by some posts and videos on <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/social-media">social media</a>, people are shocked that India could attack and Pakistan could not defend.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taking to social media, One user said, &ldquo;So India can attack us two nights in a row, targeting multiple cities, our hydropower project and take 30+ lives; and we still haven&rsquo;t retaliated?&rdquo;<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 class="MsoNormal">See the tweet here:</h2>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">So India can attack us two nights in a row, targeting multiple cities, our hydropower project and take 30+ lives; and we still haven&rsquo;t retaliated?</p>
&mdash; Oshaz (@ThisisOshaz_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisisOshaz_/status/1920316367187665193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another user said, "So drone attack near Rawalpindi cricket stadium PSL venue seems true.&nbsp;What evidence Pakistan has that it&rsquo;s done by India? #OpretionSindoor."</p>
<h2>Watch the video:</h2>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">So drone attack near Rawalpindi cricket stadium PSL venue seems true <br><br>What evidence Pakistan has that it&rsquo;s done by India? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpretionSindoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OpretionSindoor</a> <a href="https://t.co/ucnebE4Gn2">pic.twitter.com/ucnebE4Gn2</a></p>
&mdash; Lala (@FabulasGuy) <a href="https://twitter.com/FabulasGuy/status/1920398869944316406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another user said, "Pakistan is facing a huge problem. We forget the ground realities in emotions. Why is it that we are not talking about the credibility of Pakistan's air defence system? India keeps throwing missiles and Pakistan's air defence system is not able to trap it.&nbsp;This is a modern era. In this you have to invest in the air defence system. India invests in S-400, Israel invests, every country invests in the air defence system.&nbsp;They can come and give a briefing on politics. They give a 1.5-1.5 hour briefing on politics. So, now this question should be asked.&nbsp;This is a legitimate question. What is the credibility of Pakistan's air defence system? Now this question should be asked."</p>
<h2>Watch the video here:</h2>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Listen in to this young Pakistani man questioning his own military on their abject failures. <a href="https://t.co/ndmZheK11C">pic.twitter.com/ndmZheK11C</a></p>
&mdash; Raja Muneeb (@RajaMuneeb) <a href="https://twitter.com/RajaMuneeb/status/1920363686092300785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Another social media which has been going viral on several social media platforms is of a Pakistan influencer, who questioned P<span><span class="cursor-pointer group" title="Play starting at 0:13"><span data-start="13090" data-end="16730" class="group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5">kistan's air defence system</span></span></span><span><span class="opacity-80 text-sm" data-timestamp="">&nbsp;saying that why it </span><span class="cursor-pointer group" title="Play starting at 0:18"><span data-start="17750" data-end="19810" class="group-hover:bg-base-200 rounded p-0.5 -m-0.5">can't intercept a single missile?</span></span></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">India fired 26 missiles; all hit their targets, and Pakistan couldn't intercept even one - A Pakistani influencer <a href="https://t.co/3Q54P6KqVL">pic.twitter.com/3Q54P6KqVL</a></p>
&mdash; Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSinha_/status/1920335031328706766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p><span>He said, "Last night, India launched 24 missile attacks on Pakistan. Surprisingly, almost all the missiles hit their targets. India has achieved the target set by India.&nbsp;What's even more surprising is that Pakistan's defence system can't intercept a single missile. We can't stop a single missile. We have failed to stop all the attacks.&nbsp;We have achieved the exact target that India had to achieve. It's true that India had to hit the target. And we couldn't stop their missiles.&nbsp;Don't say that we are praising India. The truth is the truth. Iran fires 200 missiles, 400 missiles, 1000 missiles, and only one missile hits Israel.<br>All the other missiles are intercepted by Israel. This is Israel's strong defence system. But look at us.&nbsp;India has launched 24 missiles. And we couldn't stop a single missile. What's even more surprising is that India hasn't targeted an army base yet.&nbsp;India hasn't attacked a military base yet. If these 24 missiles had been targeted at a military base, the program would have been extended by now. We couldn't stop a single missile. We couldn't stop a single missile.&nbsp;Last night, Pakistani media and social media were broadcasting fake news. Pakistan has launched a missile at India. I saw all those pictures.&nbsp;Some of them are 8 months old. Some are 3 years old. We have launched a missile at India's General Headquarters. I don't know what it is. I searched for it. It's fake news.<br></span></p>
<p><span>Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Pakistani drones were intercepted in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, air sirens were heard in and a complete blackout was enforced in parts of Rajasthan and Punjab. India has said that&nbsp;<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">military stations of Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur was targeted by Pakistan using missiles and drones. India confirmed that there are no losses and the threat was neutralised by&nbsp;</span><span class="r-18u37iz">Indian Armed Forces</span><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">.</span></span></p>
<p><span>The India&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/ministry-of-defence">Ministry of Defence</a> in a statement said, "</span>Military stations at Jammu, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/pathankot">Pathankot</a> &amp; Udhampur were targeted by Pakistani-origin #drones and missiles along the International Border in J&amp;K today. The threats were swiftly neutralised using kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities in line with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). No casualties or material losses were reported. India remains fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and ensure the safety of its people."</p>
<p><em><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on India-Pakistan war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.</em></p>

Pakistan, World, India News: If one goes by some posts and videos on social media, people are shocked that India could attack and Pakistan could not defend

Even as Pakistan is reeling under Operation Sindoor, at least some of its citizens have started questioning their country’s military’s capabilities, given that it could not defend itself. If one goes by some posts and videos on social media, people are shocked that India could attack and Pakistan could not defend. Taking to social media, One user said, “So India can attack us two nights in a row, targeting multiple cities, our hydropower project and take 30+ lives; and we still haven’t retaliated?” See the tweet here: So India can attack us two nights in a row, targeting multiple cities, our hydropower project and take 30+ lives; and we still haven’t retaliated? — Oshaz (@ThisisOshaz_) May 8, 2025 Another user said, "So drone attack near Rawalpindi cricket stadium PSL venue seems true. What evidence Pakistan has that it’s done by India? #OpretionSindoor." Watch the video: So drone attack near Rawalpindi cricket stadium PSL venue seems true What evidence Pakistan has that it’s done by India? #OpretionSindoor pic.twitter.com/ucnebE4Gn2 — Lala (@FabulasGuy) May 8, 2025 Another user said, "Pakistan is facing a huge problem. We forget the ground realities in emotions. Why is it that we are not talking about the credibility of Pakistan's air defence system? India keeps throwing missiles and Pakistan's air defence system is not able to trap it. This is a modern era. In this you have to invest in the air defence system. India invests in S-400, Israel invests, every country invests in the air defence system. They can come and give a briefing on politics. They give a 1.5-1.5 hour briefing on politics. So, now this question should be asked. This is a legitimate question. What is the credibility of Pakistan's air defence system? Now this question should be asked." Watch the video here: Listen in to this young Pakistani man questioning his own military on their abject failures. pic.twitter.com/ndmZheK11C — Raja Muneeb (@RajaMuneeb) May 8, 2025 Another social media which has been going viral on several social media platforms is of a Pakistan influencer, who questioned Pkistan's air defence system saying that why it can't intercept a single missile? The user said, " Watch the video here: India fired 26 missiles; all hit their targets, and Pakistan couldn't intercept even one - A Pakistani influencer pic.twitter.com/3Q54P6KqVL — Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) May 8, 2025 He said, "Last night, India launched 24 missile attacks on Pakistan. Surprisingly, almost all the missiles hit their targets. India has achieved the target set by India. What's even more surprising is that Pakistan's defence system can't intercept a single missile. We can't stop a single missile. We have failed to stop all the attacks. We have achieved the exact target that India had to achieve. It's true that India had to hit the target. And we couldn't stop their missiles. Don't say that we are praising India. The truth is the truth. Iran fires 200 missiles, 400 missiles, 1000 missiles, and only one missile hits Israel. All the other missiles are intercepted by Israel. This is Israel's strong defence system. But look at us. India has launched 24 missiles. And we couldn't stop a single missile. What's even more surprising is that India hasn't targeted an army base yet. India hasn't attacked a military base yet. If these 24 missiles had been targeted at a military base, the program would have been extended by now. We couldn't stop a single missile. We couldn't stop a single missile. Last night, Pakistani media and social media were broadcasting fake news. Pakistan has launched a missile at India. I saw all those pictures. Some of them are 8 months old. Some are 3 years old. We have launched a missile at India's General Headquarters. I don't know what it is. I searched for it. It's fake news. Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Pakistani drones were intercepted in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, air sirens were heard in and a complete blackout was enforced in parts of Rajasthan and Punjab. India has said that military stations of Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur was targeted by Pakistan using missiles and drones. India confirmed that there are no losses and the threat was neutralised by Indian Armed Forces. The India Ministry of Defence in a statement said, "Military stations at Jammu, Pathankot & Udhampur were targeted by Pakistani-origin #drones and missiles along the International Border in J&K today. The threats were swiftly neutralised using kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities in line with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). No casualties or material losses were reported. India remains fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and ensure the safety of its people." Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on India-Pakistan war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

'We couldn't stop a single missile': Pakistanis are questioning the credibility of their defence system after India’s Operation Sindoor

<p>India's precision strike on Pakistani terror targets on May 7 likely killed Abdul Rauf Azhar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Abdul Rauf Azhar rose to global prominence with the inception of JeM in 2000. Earlier, a letter said to be issued by Masood Azhar confirmed that as many as 10 members of Azhar's family were killed in India's targetted strike in Pakistan's Bahawalpur, including his sister and brother-in-law, nephew and niece. Moreover, <span>American activist Amy Mek, founder of the RAIR Foundation hailed India for delivering justice for the brutal murder of American-Jewish journalist <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/colonel-sofiya-qureshi-who-co-led-operation-sindoor-briefing-was-once-lauded-by-supreme-court-9049044" rel="dofollow">Daniel Pearl.</a></span></p>
<p><strong>Read More | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pakistan-war-operation-sindoor-pahalgam-terror-attack-turkey-azerbaijan-airlines-turkish-airlines-ban-9049675">#BoycottTurkeyAzerbaijan trends: Indian travel agencies say no to Turks, end tie up with Turkish airlines | Here's why</a></strong></p>
<h2>Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Azhar and hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC-814</h2>
<p>The world and particularly India came to know about terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar after the hijack of the Indian Airlines flight (IC-814) in 1999. Rauf Azhar - the planner of the hijack - wanted the release of his brother Masood Azhar from Kot Balwal jail of Jammu.</p>
<p>Masood Azhar was arrested by Indian authorities in February 1994 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He had entered India on a forged Portuguese passport under the alias "Shaikh Wali".&nbsp;He was held in Indian custody for over five years without being formally charged in a trial that led to conviction.</p>
<p>In December 1999, when Flight IC-814 was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Delhi and taken to Taliban-controlled Kandahar in Afghanistan, Azhar along with two other terrorists&nbsp;Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and&nbsp;Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar were released&nbsp;to save the 155 passengers onboard.</p>
<p><strong>Read More | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-used-uas-grid-system-to-foil-pakistans-attack-on-military-targets-what-is-uas-9049151">India used UAS Grid System to foil Pak's attack on military targets: Know about this efficient defence system in India's arsenal</a></strong></p>
<p>Shortly after his release, Masood Azhar went on to found JeM) in early 2000 in Pakistan. JeM was first designated a terrorist organization by the United States on October 26, 2001, following the 9/11 attacks and amid growing concern about global terrorism networks.&nbsp;India&nbsp; also banned JeM as terrorist organistion under its Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) around the same time.</p>
<p><span>Notably, Masood Azhar also carried out an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in 2003 and worked in tandem with al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden on a number of terror projects.</span></p>
<h2>Abdul Rauf Azhar planned many attacks in India</h2>
<p>After 1999 hijack, Rauf Azhar was designated as a 'global terrorist' by the United States (US) in 2010.&nbsp;Following this, he orchestrated several more attacks on India, namely&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>The Indian Parliament attack in 2001</li>
<li>The attack on the makeshift Ayodhya Ram temple in 2005</li>
<li>The attack at the Indian Air Force&rsquo;s Pathankot base in 2016</li>
<li>The Pulwama attack in 2019 that killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Read More | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/colonel-sofiya-qureshi-who-co-led-operation-sindoor-briefing-was-once-lauded-by-supreme-court-9049044">Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who co-led Operation Sindoor briefing, was once lauded by Supreme Court</a></strong></p>
<p>After the Pathankot attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought a red corner notice from Interpol against Rauf. The global agency issued a notice stating that Rauf was wanted for waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war against the government of India, assaulting the president, governor, etc, with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power besides being a member of terrorist gang or organisation among other offences.</p>
<p>A video of Rauf Azhar on a Pakistani website where he could be seen claiming responsibility for the Pathankot attack was sent to Interpol. However, the video mysteriously vanished and the Pakistani website was deleted. However, China delayed the imposition of sanctions sought by India and the US against Abdul Rauf Azhar at the United Nations. India's Operation Sindoor in 2025 might have finally ended terrorist Rauf Azhar.</p>

Pakistan, India News | India's precision strike likely killed Abdul Rauf Azhar, brother of terorrist Masood Azhar. Here's all about the attacks he planned and the hijack of IC814

India's precision strike on Pakistani terror targets on May 7 likely killed Abdul Rauf Azhar, brother of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Abdul Rauf Azhar rose to global prominence with the inception of JeM in 2000. Earlier, a letter said to be issued by Masood Azhar confirmed that as many as 10 members of Azhar's family were killed in India's targetted strike in Pakistan's Bahawalpur, including his sister and brother-in-law, nephew and niece. Moreover, American activist Amy Mek, founder of the RAIR Foundation hailed India for delivering justice for the brutal murder of American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl. Read More | #BoycottTurkeyAzerbaijan trends: Indian travel agencies say no to Turks, end tie up with Turkish airlines | Here's why Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf Azhar and hijack of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 The world and particularly India came to know about terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar after the hijack of the Indian Airlines flight (IC-814) in 1999. Rauf Azhar - the planner of the hijack - wanted the release of his brother Masood Azhar from Kot Balwal jail of Jammu. Masood Azhar was arrested by Indian authorities in February 1994 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He had entered India on a forged Portuguese passport under the alias "Shaikh Wali". He was held in Indian custody for over five years without being formally charged in a trial that led to conviction. In December 1999, when Flight IC-814 was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Delhi and taken to Taliban-controlled Kandahar in Afghanistan, Azhar along with two other terrorists Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar were released to save the 155 passengers onboard. Read More | India used UAS Grid System to foil Pak's attack on military targets: Know about this efficient defence system in India's arsenal Shortly after his release, Masood Azhar went on to found JeM) in early 2000 in Pakistan. JeM was first designated a terrorist organization by the United States on October 26, 2001, following the 9/11 attacks and amid growing concern about global terrorism networks. India also banned JeM as terrorist organistion under its Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) around the same time. Notably, Masood Azhar also carried out an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in 2003 and worked in tandem with al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden on a number of terror projects. Abdul Rauf Azhar planned many attacks in India After 1999 hijack, Rauf Azhar was designated as a 'global terrorist' by the United States (US) in 2010. Following this, he orchestrated several more attacks on India, namely The Indian Parliament attack in 2001 The attack on the makeshift Ayodhya Ram temple in 2005 The attack at the Indian Air Force’s Pathankot base in 2016 The Pulwama attack in 2019 that killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel Read More | Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who co-led Operation Sindoor briefing, was once lauded by Supreme Court After the Pathankot attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought a red corner notice from Interpol against Rauf. The global agency issued a notice stating that Rauf was wanted for waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war against the government of India, assaulting the president, governor, etc, with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power besides being a member of terrorist gang or organisation among other offences. A video of Rauf Azhar on a Pakistani website where he could be seen claiming responsibility for the Pathankot attack was sent to Interpol. However, the video mysteriously vanished and the Pakistani website was deleted. However, China delayed the imposition of sanctions sought by India and the US against Abdul Rauf Azhar at the United Nations. India's Operation Sindoor in 2025 might have finally ended terrorist Rauf Azhar.

Operation Sindoor likely killed Masood Azhar's brother Abdul Rauf: IC814 hijack and attacks he planned in India - LIST

<p>Pakistan on Friday (May 5) claimed that an appeal to its international partners for money amid heightened tensions with India was 'fake'.</p>
<p>Previously in the day, on X, the Economic Affairs Division of the Government of Pakistan asked its allies for "more loans" while claiming that "heavy losses" were inflicted by neighbour India.</p>
<p>Now, just an hour after the X post went viral, Pakistan, in a conversation with Reuters, claimed that the account was compromised. The ministry said it "did not tweet" it and was "working to have the X (account) switched off" in an interview with news agency Reuters.</p>
<p>On X, the official X handle of Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting posted a screenshot of the original funds appeal post claiming it was 'fake'.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨🚨FAKE TWEET ALERT:<br>The account was hacked ‼️ <a href="https://t.co/NLj9ijM04x">pic.twitter.com/NLj9ijM04x</a></p>
&mdash; Fact Checker MoIB (@FactCheckerMoIB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FactCheckerMoIB/status/1920698282772201710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>

Indo-Pak war: Pakistan claims post asking international partners for 'more loans' fake, says account hacked

Pakistan on Friday (May 5) claimed that an appeal to its international partners for money amid heightened tensions with India was 'fake'. Previously in the day, on X, the Economic Affairs Division of the Government of Pakistan asked its allies for "more loans" while claiming that "heavy losses" were inflicted by neighbour India. Now, just an hour after the X post went viral, Pakistan, in a conversation with Reuters, claimed that the account was compromised. The ministry said it "did not tweet" it and was "working to have the X (account) switched off" in an interview with news agency Reuters. On X, the official X handle of Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting posted a screenshot of the original funds appeal post claiming it was 'fake'. 🚨🚨FAKE TWEET ALERT: The account was hacked ‼️ pic.twitter.com/NLj9ijM04x — Fact Checker MoIB (@FactCheckerMoIB) May 9, 2025

Indo-Pak war: Pakistan claims X post asking international partners for 'more loans' fake, says account hacked

<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">India has confirmed it successfully neutralised a wave of drone and missile attacks launched by Pakistan on Thursday (May 08) night. The targets included key military installations in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-indian-cities-blackout-punjab-jammu-kashmir-rajasthan-gujarat-new-delhi-india-gate-indian-army-pakistans-drone-attacks-9049750">Jammu and Pathankot.</a> The attacks came just a day after India carried out Operation Sindoor, a military response to the deadly terror strike in Pahalgam.</span></p>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Pentagon veteran slams Pakistan&rsquo;s Army </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Chief</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">In the wake of the failed strikes, former Pentagon official and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Michael Rubin issued a sharp warning to Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-can-pakistan-use-f-16s-against-india-operation-sindoor-pakistan-drone-attack-pahalgam-terror-attack-9050088" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War: Can Pakistan use F-16s against India? Here&rsquo;s what the rules say</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&ldquo;P</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">akistan started the conflict with its support for terrorism. Indians were the victims of terrorism. While I was initially critical that Prime Minister Modi had taken so long to respond, </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">but</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> it's clear that the Indian military was carefully planning </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">and the</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> Indian military has shown itself to be far more capable,&rdquo; Rubin stated.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">&ldquo;Pakistan is thrashing about, looking for a way to save face. But Asim Munir should understand that the first rule of hole digging is when you're in a hole, stop digging,&rdquo; Rubin added.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indo-pak-war-us-turkey-brazil-norway-world-reacts-to-pakistan-failed-drone-attack-india-operation-sindoor-india-pakistan-war-pahalgam-terror-attack-9049961" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War | US 'not going to get involved'; Turkey 'concerned': World reacts to Pakistan&rsquo;s failed&nbsp;attack&nbsp;on&nbsp;India</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Looking ahead, Rubin called for strong diplomatic action, &ldquo;There can only be one metric by which we look at the diplomatic solution to this issue. Pakistan has to be designated by the United States </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">to be</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> a state sponsor of terror.&rdquo;</span></p>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Unconfirmed reports of Army Chief Asim Munir&rsquo;s arrest</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">As Pakistan reels from the failed strike and criticism, reports circulating on social media suggest possible unrest within the country&rsquo;s military leadership. There are unconfirmed reports of Army Chief Asim Munir&rsquo;s potential arrest or removal, although none of these claims have been officially confirmed.</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-pakistan-war-operation-sindoor-pakistan-eyes-in-the-sky-what-is-awacs-airborne-warning-and-control-systems-pak-drone-attack-9049701" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indo-Pak War: What are AWACS aircraft? How many&nbsp;of these &lsquo;eyes in the sky&rsquo; are&nbsp;left&nbsp;with&nbsp;Pakistan?</a></span></strong></p>

Pakistan: In the wake of the failed strikes, former Pentagon official and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Michael Rubin issued a sharp warning to Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir. India news

India has confirmed it successfully neutralised a wave of drone and missile attacks launched by Pakistan on Thursday (May 08) night. The targets included key military installations in Jammu and Pathankot. The attacks came just a day after India carried out Operation Sindoor, a military response to the deadly terror strike in Pahalgam. Pentagon veteran slams Pakistan’s Army Chief In the wake of the failed strikes, former Pentagon official and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Michael Rubin issued a sharp warning to Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir. Also read: Indo-Pak War: Can Pakistan use F-16s against India? Here’s what the rules say “Pakistan started the conflict with its support for terrorism. Indians were the victims of terrorism. While I was initially critical that Prime Minister Modi had taken so long to respond, but it's clear that the Indian military was carefully planning and the Indian military has shown itself to be far more capable,” Rubin stated. “Pakistan is thrashing about, looking for a way to save face. But Asim Munir should understand that the first rule of hole digging is when you're in a hole, stop digging,” Rubin added. Also read: Indo-Pak War | US 'not going to get involved'; Turkey 'concerned': World reacts to Pakistan’s failed attack on India Looking ahead, Rubin called for strong diplomatic action, “There can only be one metric by which we look at the diplomatic solution to this issue. Pakistan has to be designated by the United States to be a state sponsor of terror.” Unconfirmed reports of Army Chief Asim Munir’s arrest As Pakistan reels from the failed strike and criticism, reports circulating on social media suggest possible unrest within the country’s military leadership. There are unconfirmed reports of Army Chief Asim Munir’s potential arrest or removal, although none of these claims have been officially confirmed. Also read: Indo-Pak War: What are AWACS aircraft? How many of these ‘eyes in the sky’ are left with Pakistan?

Indo-Pak war | 'Stop digging': Ex-Pentagon official warns Asim Munir after India crushes Pakistan’s airstrike attempt

<p>Amid the ongoing India-Pakistan war, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted remaining matches of the franchise-based Pakistan Super League (PSL) season X to UAE. The news was confirmed by the PCB in a statement in wee hours of Friday (May 9).</p>
<p>"The PCB confirms that the remaining fixtures of the HBL PSL X have been shifted to the UAE," read the statement by the board.</p>
<p>The following fixtures will be rescheduled accordingly as per the statement</p>
<p>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Islamabad United v Karachi Kings&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Qualifier&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Eliminator 1<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Eliminator 2&nbsp;<br>&bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Final&nbsp;</p>
<p>"The exact schedule of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course," added the cricket board.</p>
<p>This comes after late evening on Thursday (May 8), Pakistan launched drone and artillery attack on multiple locations in India's Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Indian defence forces, in a swift reply, intercepted eight missiles targeted towards various locations in J&amp;K. Indian armed forces also responded back to the attacks in various states firmly as well.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, in a briefing addressing the media, the India government information bureau said: Indian armed forces targeted air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"Indian response has been in the same domain with the same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised."</p>
<p>The response came after "on the night of May 7 and 8, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India."</p>
<p>The armed forces have downed Pakistan&rsquo;s air defence units of HQ-9. Citing sources, news agency ANI reported that Pakistan's air defence missile launchers have been damaged heavily.</p>

Indo-Pak War: Amid the ongoing India-Pakistan war, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted remaining matches of the franchise-based Pakistan Super League (PSL) season X to UAE. sports pakistan India news

Amid the ongoing India-Pakistan war, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted remaining matches of the franchise-based Pakistan Super League (PSL) season X to UAE. The news was confirmed by the PCB in a statement in wee hours of Friday (May 9). "The PCB confirms that the remaining fixtures of the HBL PSL X have been shifted to the UAE," read the statement by the board. The following fixtures will be rescheduled accordingly as per the statement • Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi • Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars • Islamabad United v Karachi Kings • Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators • Qualifier • Eliminator 1 • Eliminator 2 • Final "The exact schedule of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course," added the cricket board. This comes after late evening on Thursday (May 8), Pakistan launched drone and artillery attack on multiple locations in India's Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Indian defence forces, in a swift reply, intercepted eight missiles targeted towards various locations in J&K. Indian armed forces also responded back to the attacks in various states firmly as well. Earlier in the day, in a briefing addressing the media, the India government information bureau said: Indian armed forces targeted air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. "Indian response has been in the same domain with the same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised." The response came after "on the night of May 7 and 8, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India." The armed forces have downed Pakistan’s air defence units of HQ-9. Citing sources, news agency ANI reported that Pakistan's air defence missile launchers have been damaged heavily.

Indo-Pak War | PCB shifts remaining matches of PSL X to UAE

<p>A funeral at Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) headquarters in Pakistan's Muridke, alongside Adul Rauf, the leader of the terror outfit, were Pakistan army personnel.</p>
<p>The coffins at the funeral were seen wrapped in Pakistan's national flag, which indicated the deceased were being accorded state honours. As Islamabad claimed, Indian strikes killed civilians. In a briefing, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a photo and said, "It's also odd that funerals of civilians are being carried out with coffins wrapped in their national flag, and state honours are being accorded. The individuals eliminated at these facilities were terrorists."</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/pak-minister-attaullah-tarar-slammed-by-sky-news-anchor-yalda-hakim-no-terrorist-camps-in-pakistan-operation-sindoor-9043766">Watch: Pak minister schooled by news anchor for claiming there are &lsquo;no terrorist camps in Pakistan&rsquo;</a></strong></p>
<p>He added, "If only civilians were killed in these attacks, then I wonder what message this picture sends to all of you. This is a question worth asking. Giving state funerals to terrorists may be a practice in Pakistan, but it doesn't seem to make much sense to us."</p>
<p>In the briefing, Misri said, "Pakistan has also claimed that India deliberately attacked religious sites; this is completely false. It is Pakistan that is misusing religious sites as a cover to radicalise, direct, indoctrinate and train terrorists."</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-no-need-to-remind-who-called-osama-bin-laden-martyr-where-was-he-found-india-exposes-pakistan-home-to-terrorist-9048803">'No need to remind who called Bin Laden martyr &amp; where was he found': India exposes Pakistan - 'home to terrorist'</a></strong></p>
<p>"Yesterday, Pakistan launched a targeted attack on the Sikh community of J&amp;K, hitting a gurdwara in Poonch and the home of Sikh community members, which came under attack. At least three individuals were killed in that attack. A total of 16 civilians have been killed in Poonch, and several others have been injured."</p>

A funeral at Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) headquarters in Pakistan's Muridke, alongside Adul Rauf, the leader of the terror outfit, were Pakistan army personnel. Pakistan

A funeral at Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) headquarters in Pakistan's Muridke, alongside Adul Rauf, the leader of the terror outfit, were Pakistan army personnel. The coffins at the funeral were seen wrapped in Pakistan's national flag, which indicated the deceased were being accorded state honours. As Islamabad claimed, Indian strikes killed civilians. In a briefing, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a photo and said, "It's also odd that funerals of civilians are being carried out with coffins wrapped in their national flag, and state honours are being accorded. The individuals eliminated at these facilities were terrorists." Also read: Watch: Pak minister schooled by news anchor for claiming there are ‘no terrorist camps in Pakistan’ He added, "If only civilians were killed in these attacks, then I wonder what message this picture sends to all of you. This is a question worth asking. Giving state funerals to terrorists may be a practice in Pakistan, but it doesn't seem to make much sense to us." In the briefing, Misri said, "Pakistan has also claimed that India deliberately attacked religious sites; this is completely false. It is Pakistan that is misusing religious sites as a cover to radicalise, direct, indoctrinate and train terrorists." Also read: 'No need to remind who called Bin Laden martyr & where was he found': India exposes Pakistan - 'home to terrorist' "Yesterday, Pakistan launched a targeted attack on the Sikh community of J&K, hitting a gurdwara in Poonch and the home of Sikh community members, which came under attack. At least three individuals were killed in that attack. A total of 16 civilians have been killed in Poonch, and several others have been injured."

Coffins wrapped in Pak flag, accorded state honour: Is that a funeral of civilians or terrorists? asks India

<p>Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan as New Delhi launches Operation Sindoor in response to the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack. And now, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif's claims using Chinese aircraft in the conflict have been refuted by the Chinese foreign ministry.</p>
<p>In an interview with news outlet CNN, Asif confidently said, "If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China, Russia or the UK and use them."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On CNN! Pakistan&rsquo;s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif claims they shot down 5 Indian jets and a drone- and says the proof is &ldquo;lots of social media posts.&rdquo;<br><br>This is the same government that banned Twitter and blocks half the internet.<br><br>Next time, just say your cousin&rsquo;s WhatsApp group&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/ceoGzA1aJL">pic.twitter.com/ceoGzA1aJL</a></p>
&mdash; Mariam Solaimankhil (@Mariamistan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariamistan/status/1920271906177269983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked whether Chinese jets were involved in the India-Pakistan conflict after India hit Pakistan and PoK with missiles the day before, reports news agency Reuters</p>
<p><strong>WATCH | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/breaking-india-crushes-pakistans-escalation-with-precision-strikes-9048924">Breaking | India crushes Pakistan's escalation with precision strikes</a></strong></p>
<p>Pak defence minister also said, "We have Chinese planes, JF-17 and JF-10. But they are being manufactured and assembled in Pakistan. We have facilities close to Islamabad where these planes are manufactured."</p>
<p>Talking about the tension between the two nuclear-armed nations, Jian added, "We&rsquo;ve shared China&rsquo;s position yesterday on the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan. China is concerned over the current developments. India and Pakistan are and will always be each other&rsquo;s neighbours. They&rsquo;re both China&rsquo;s neighbours as well. China opposes all forms of terrorism," he added.</p>
<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/no-indian-artist-will-collaborate-indian-film-workers-body-slams-pakistani-actors-who-sided-with-pakistan-over-operation-sindoor-9048825">'No Indian artist will collaborate': Indian film workers body slams Pakistani actors who sided with Pakistan over Operation Sindoor</a></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;Khwaja Asif also claimed the country downed five Indian jets, and to back his claims,the &nbsp;Defence Minister cited social media posts as evidence.</p>
<p>"It's all over social media." This is when the journalist asked if he had proof to validate Pakistan's claims of downing Indian jets.</p>
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Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif's claims of using Chinese aircraft in the conflict have been refuted by the Chinese foreign ministry. Pakistan

Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan as New Delhi launches Operation Sindoor in response to the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack. And now, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif's claims using Chinese aircraft in the conflict have been refuted by the Chinese foreign ministry. In an interview with news outlet CNN, Asif confidently said, "If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China, Russia or the UK and use them." On CNN! Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif claims they shot down 5 Indian jets and a drone- and says the proof is “lots of social media posts.” This is the same government that banned Twitter and blocks half the internet. Next time, just say your cousin’s WhatsApp group… pic.twitter.com/ceoGzA1aJL — Mariam Solaimankhil (@Mariamistan) May 8, 2025 Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked whether Chinese jets were involved in the India-Pakistan conflict after India hit Pakistan and PoK with missiles the day before, reports news agency Reuters WATCH | Breaking | India crushes Pakistan's escalation with precision strikes Pak defence minister also said, "We have Chinese planes, JF-17 and JF-10. But they are being manufactured and assembled in Pakistan. We have facilities close to Islamabad where these planes are manufactured." Talking about the tension between the two nuclear-armed nations, Jian added, "We’ve shared China’s position yesterday on the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan. China is concerned over the current developments. India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbours. They’re both China’s neighbours as well. China opposes all forms of terrorism," he added. Also read: 'No Indian artist will collaborate': Indian film workers body slams Pakistani actors who sided with Pakistan over Operation Sindoor Khwaja Asif also claimed the country downed five Indian jets, and to back his claims,the Defence Minister cited social media posts as evidence. "It's all over social media." This is when the journalist asked if he had proof to validate Pakistan's claims of downing Indian jets.

Pak Defence Minister Khwaja Asif says 'can buy Chinese planes & use them' but China has no clue

<p><strong>Operation Sindoor Indo-Pak war clouds - After Pahalgam terror attack avenged, Pakistan lies about blasts:</strong> At around 2 am on Thursday (May 8), I was woken up by a phone call from a colleague who said that loud sounds were heard in the north Indian city of Amritsar in India's northern Punjab state. Upon checking, it was reported as either Indian Air Force sorties taking off, or Pakistan attacking India in response to Operation Sindoor the previous night, which avenged the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 that had killed 26 Indians. A misinformation campaign from Pakistan ensued in the morning of May 8, with claims that it had shot down drones from India in various cities. By evening, India spoke: Blasts that were heard in Pakistan were from India destroying Pakistan's China-made air defence system, and what was heard in Amritsar was the failed misadventure of Pakistan.</p>
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<p>Here is what happened in short, if you are leaving without reading the rest of this story, where I will share how the Pakistani military tried to spin the narrative till India spoke. The crux of what happened is: Indian Air Force targetted Pakistan's Air Defence radars. The Pakistani air defence system at Lahore was neutralised. India targetted Pakistan at different cities, in the same proportion and intensity&nbsp;as Pakistan. India used its&nbsp;Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems for the action.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Panic in Pakistan, from Karachi to Lahore and Rawalpindi after explosions&nbsp;</h2>
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<p>As the reports emerged of panic in Pakistan, the country's military came up with a claim that it had shot down Indian drones in Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Attock, Bahawalpur, Miano and Chor.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/large-number-of-terrorists-killed-in-operation-sindoor-says-indias-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-9048242">'Large number of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor,' says India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh</a></p>
<p><br><br>Note that Rawalpindi, a garrison town, is the location of Pakistan Army's General Headquarters or GHQ. Karachi is the financial and industrial hub of Pakistan, and its largest city as well as main seaport. Lahore is a city of great cultural and historical significance for Pakistan and a tourist destination. Bahawalpur is among the targets of India's Operation Sindoor.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>How Pakistan Army's propaganda wing spun the story about the blasts</h2>
<p><br>ISPR, or <span>Inter-Services Public Relations, the propaganda wing of Pakisani army,</span>&nbsp;came up with its spin, claiming that&nbsp;25 drones have been "shot down by Pakistan's soft kill (technical) and hard kill (weapons) forces." It said the debris of these drones are "being&nbsp;collected from different areas of Pakistan."</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-indian-armed-forces-strike-at-terrorist-camps-pahalgam-terror-attack-india-pakistan-9042302">Operation Sindoor LIVE: 'Attack on Pahalgam was original escalation', says Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri</a></p>
<p>The videos were out on social media by this time, and they told a totally different story.<br><br>But naturally, there was confusion during the daytime of Thursday in India too. That's when Indian defence ministry issued a statement, clearing the air.</p>
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<h2>So what happened in Amritsar on the intervening night of May 7 and 8?</h2>
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<p>The Indian defence ministry confirmed the truth about that phone call mentioned at the beginning of this story.</p>
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<p>It said that on the intervening night of 7 and 8 May&nbsp; Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/indian-pakistan-war-ib-ministry-directs-ott-platforms-to-stop-streaming-pakistani-content-with-immediate-effect-9048569">Indian government halts streaming of Pakistani content amid cross border tensions</a></p>
<p>These included Amritsar, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, Awantipura and Bhuj, using drones and missiles.</p>
<p>These were neutralised by India's Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks," said the Indian ministry release.</p>
<h2>What really happened with the explosions in Pakistan on May 8 morning?</h2>
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<p>The Indian ministry went on to add that on Thursday morning, India targeted Pakistan's Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations inside Pakistan.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised," it added.</p>
<h2>Pakistan meanwhile, continues cowardly attacks across the Line of Control<br><br></h2>
<p>The only option left for Pakistan is cross-border shelling in violation of the ceasefire along the Line of Control.<br><br>The firing in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir left 16 civilians dead, including three women and five children.</p>
<h2>Pakistan is running helter-skelter</h2>
<p>Pakistani ordinary citizens are now wondering whether its Army can even defend the country, let alone mount a successful attack on India.<br><br></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/pakistan-explosions-reported-in-karachi-just-hours-after-lahore-blasts-amid-cross-border-tensions-with-india-operation-sindoor-9047098">Blasts heard in several Pakistani cities including military garrison town Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore</a></p>
<p>Some of the explosions on the Pakistani side were outside the Pindi cricket stadium, at the food street. This led the Pakistani cricket board to ask PSL players to leave the area.</p>
<p>Pakistan has closed its main airports. The Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Sialkot airports will remain closed till the evening of May 10 now.</p>
<h2>India remains ready for any further Pakistani misadventure</h2>
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<p>India has made it clear that the Operation Sindoor was a 'focused, measured and non-escalatory' strike, in which a significant number of terrorists were killed. <br><br>India had made it clear that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted in Operation Sindoor.&nbsp;</p>
<p>New Delhi did not want to escalate, but is ready for any Pakistani retaliation.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/heres-indias-full-statement-on-neutralising-pakistan-missile-attack-9048516">Here's India's full statement on Pakistan's attempt to escalate tensions</a></p>
<p><br><br>Any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response, India warned. But Pakistan seems to be in no mood to listen.<br><br>India is awake and alert. Ready and prepared. <br>Pakistan might want to think twice before doing something similar to what it did on May 8.&nbsp;</p>
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Operation Sindoor Indo-Pak war clouds - After Pahalgam terror attack avenged, Pakistan lies about blasts: At around 2 am on Thursday (May 8), I was woken up by a phone call from a colleague who said that loud sounds were heard in the north Indian city of Amritsar in India's northern Punjab state. Upon checking, it was reported as either Indian Air Force sorties taking off, or Pakistan attacking India in response to Operation Sindoor the previous night, which avenged the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 that had killed 26 Indians. A misinformation campaign from Pakistan ensued in the morning of May 8, with claims that it had shot down drones from India in various cities. By evening, India spoke: Blasts that were heard in Pakistan were from India destroying Pakistan's China-made air defence system, and what was heard in Amritsar was the failed misadventure of Pakistan. Here is what happened in short, if you are leaving without reading the rest of this story, where I will share how the Pakistani military tried to spin the narrative till India spoke. The crux of what happened is: Indian Air Force targetted Pakistan's Air Defence radars. The Pakistani air defence system at Lahore was neutralised. India targetted Pakistan at different cities, in the same proportion and intensity as Pakistan. India used its Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems for the action. Panic in Pakistan, from Karachi to Lahore and Rawalpindi after explosions As the reports emerged of panic in Pakistan, the country's military came up with a claim that it had shot down Indian drones in Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Attock, Bahawalpur, Miano and Chor. 'Large number of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor,' says India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Note that Rawalpindi, a garrison town, is the location of Pakistan Army's General Headquarters or GHQ. Karachi is the financial and industrial hub of Pakistan, and its largest city as well as main seaport. Lahore is a city of great cultural and historical significance for Pakistan and a tourist destination. Bahawalpur is among the targets of India's Operation Sindoor. How Pakistan Army's propaganda wing spun the story about the blasts ISPR, or Inter-Services Public Relations, the propaganda wing of Pakisani army, came up with its spin, claiming that 25 drones have been "shot down by Pakistan's soft kill (technical) and hard kill (weapons) forces." It said the debris of these drones are "being collected from different areas of Pakistan." Operation Sindoor LIVE: 'Attack on Pahalgam was original escalation', says Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri The videos were out on social media by this time, and they told a totally different story. But naturally, there was confusion during the daytime of Thursday in India too. That's when Indian defence ministry issued a statement, clearing the air. So what happened in Amritsar on the intervening night of May 7 and 8? The Indian defence ministry confirmed the truth about that phone call mentioned at the beginning of this story. It said that on the intervening night of 7 and 8 May Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India. Indian government halts streaming of Pakistani content amid cross border tensions These included Amritsar, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, Awantipura and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by India's Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. "The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks," said the Indian ministry release. What really happened with the explosions in Pakistan on May 8 morning? The Indian ministry went on to add that on Thursday morning, India targeted Pakistan's Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations inside Pakistan. "It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised," it added. Pakistan meanwhile, continues cowardly attacks across the Line of Control The only option left for Pakistan is cross-border shelling in violation of the ceasefire along the Line of Control. The firing in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir left 16 civilians dead, including three women and five children. Pakistan is running helter-skelter Pakistani ordinary citizens are now wondering whether its Army can even defend the country, let alone mount a successful attack on India. Blasts heard in several Pakistani cities including military garrison town Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore Some of the explosions on the Pakistani side were outside the Pindi cricket stadium, at the food street. This led the Pakistani cricket board to ask PSL players to leave the area. Pakistan has closed its main airports. The Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Sialkot airports will remain closed till the evening of May 10 now. India remains ready for any further Pakistani misadventure India has made it clear that the Operation Sindoor was a 'focused, measured and non-escalatory' strike, in which a significant number of terrorists were killed. India had made it clear that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted in Operation Sindoor. New Delhi did not want to escalate, but is ready for any Pakistani retaliation. Here's India's full statement on Pakistan's attempt to escalate tensions Any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response, India warned. But Pakistan seems to be in no mood to listen. India is awake and alert. Ready and prepared. Pakistan might want to think twice before doing something similar to what it did on May 8.

Panic-stan: Pakistan Army lied after India destroyed its China-made air defence systems across cities. Then, India spoke the truth

<p><strong>Pahalgam attack and India Pakistan war - How China equipment helps Pakistan: </strong>As the Pahalgam terror attacks of late April in Kashmir led to talk of Indo-Pak war, one country's role is worth mentioning: China. While still keeping a smile similar to the permanent expression of its president Xi Jinping, China made overtures for peace, and mostly took a line similar to Islamabad's in the wake of the Kashmir terror attack.&nbsp; China may be smiling for two reasons: A secret hope that its decades of military cooperation worth billions of dollars with Pakistan would help its aim of checkmating India in the South Asian region; and an expectation that more import orders will follow from Pakistan, for whom Beijing is the largest military supplier.<br><br>After Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack was carried out by India on Wednesday (May 7), China is keeping mum on whether its jets were used by China. See its response in the story below:<br><br></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/not-familiar-with-the-matter-china-denies-usage-of-chinese-jets-by-pakistan-amid-tensions-with-india-9048150">'Not familiar with the matter': China denies usage of Chinese jets by Pakistan amid tensions with India</a></p>
<p>But the truth is different: China uses Pakistan to counterbalance India and secure access to the Arabian Sea. Pakistan relies on China for economic and military support even as its ties with the US and other Western powers, who used to help it with military hardware for decades, have strained over the years.</p>
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<h2>Iron-clad friendship aimed at 'common enemy' India</h2>
<p>Let us set aside the recent India-China peace overtures for the moment and think about the ground situation between China and Pakistan, particularly their iron-clad friendship.</p>
<p>The two countries share an 'all-weather strategic cooperative partnership,' which includes defence hardware, joint production of military equipment, joint drills, and extensive defence trade totalling billions of dollars in value.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here is a detailed breakup:</p>
<h2><br>Defence trade: China is Pakistan's largest supplier; Pakistan deals include China's largest to any country</h2>
<p>China dominates Pakistan&rsquo;s defence trade, accounting for 81 per cent of its major arms imports between 2020 and 2024.&nbsp;This is a significant growth from 72 per cent recorded between 2017 and 2021.&nbsp;</p>
<p>From the Chinese perspective, Pakistan is the largest recipient of its arms exports, accounting for 47 per cent between 2017 and 2021.</p>
<p>Much of the data is still hazy, but let us piece together what's available on public domain.</p>
<p>The total arms imports from China between 2019 and 2023 alone is valued at $5.28 billion. This, at the time, accounted for 63 per cent of Pakistan&rsquo;s total arms imports, according to SIPRI Arms Transfers Database and Pakistani defence ministry reports.</p>
<p><br><strong>The major deals reported over the years and their estimated total value are below:&nbsp;</strong><br>Submarines, signed in 2015: $5 billion for eight Type-041 submarines<br>Frigates, signed in 2018: $1.4 billion for four Type-054A/P frigates<br>J-10CE Jets, signed in 2022: $1.5&ndash;2 billion for 36 aircraft<br>JF-17 Fighter Jet Programme: Estimated to cost $2&ndash;3 billion since 2007<br>Wing Loong II Drones, signed 2018: $200&ndash;300 million for 48 units<br>HQ-9 and PL-15 Systems: $650&ndash;900 million approx<br>Z-10ME Helicopters: $150&ndash;240 million (estimate)</p>
<p>China offers low-interest financing and flexible payment terms to Pakistan, which helps it continue to import despite its economic challenges.</p>
<h2>Did China help Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme?</h2>
<p>Like much else in the case of Chinese and Pakistani militaries, a lot of information is shrouded in secret. It was reported by the US intelligence agency CIA that China may have aided Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme in the 1970s and 1980s.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/pahalgam-terror-attack-india-pakistan-standoff-citing-leaked-documents-pakistani-envoy-urges-china-and-russia-to-intervene-9031267">India-Pakistan standoff: Citing 'leaked documents', Pakistan's envoy urges China and Russia to intervene</a></p>
<h2><br>How China armed Pakistan to the teeth: From fighter jets to missiles to submarines</h2>
<p><br>China is the main supplier of Pakistan's military hardware, which includes fighter jets, submarines, frigates, drones, and missile systems.&nbsp;</p>
<p><br><strong>JF-17 Thunder fighter Jet</strong><br>The JF-17 Thunder fighter jet is a flagship project of China-Pakistan military cooperation. The JF-17 is currently a mainstay of the Pakistan Air Force after the US virtually stopped sending its fighter jets to the country. There are reportedly more than 140 JF-17 jets in service as of 2023, at an estimated cost of $25&ndash;30 million per aircraft.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/we-should-engage-in-mutual-beneficial-cooperation-eam-jaishankar-meets-his-chinese-counterpart-in-johannesberg-8743741">'We should engage in mutual beneficial cooperation': Jaishankar meets Chinese FM Wang Yi&nbsp;on sidelines of G20</a></p>
<p>Also known as FC-1 Fierce Dragon, the jet is a lightweight, single-engine, multirole fighter aircraft co-developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China&rsquo;s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group.</p>
<p>Production of the jets started in 2007, and deliveries are ongoing, with each delivery introducing improved varieties, including the Block-3 version, which started in 2022.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The total value of the JF-17 jet programme over the years is estimated to be $2&ndash;3 billion.</p>
<p><strong>J-10CE Fighter Jets</strong></p>
<p>The J-10CE jet, an export variant of China&rsquo;s J-10C, is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter. Pakistan is reported to have acquired 36 J-10CE jets in 2022 to counterbalance India&rsquo;s Rafale jets.</p>
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<p>The total value of the jet programme is estimated at $1.5&ndash;2 billion, with each unit costing around $40&ndash;50 million.</p>
<p>The data is from Pakistan Air Force statements and SIPRI&rsquo;s Trends in International Arms Transfers reports.</p>
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<p><strong>Type-054A/P Frigates</strong></p>
<p>At least four Type-054A/P guided-missile frigates were delivered by China to the Pakistan Navy between 2020 and 2023. The deal was signed in 2018 and is valued at approximately $1.4 billion for the four frigates. The costs cover construction, technology transfer, and training as per Chinese state media reports and Pakistan Navy statements.</p>
<p><strong>Type-041 Hangor-Class Submarines:</strong></p>
<p>In 2015, Pakistan ordered eight Type-041 Yuan-class conventional submarines from China, four of which were to be built in China, and four to be made under license in Pakistan at Karachi Shipyard. Delivery schedule for these submarines run from 2022 to 2028, with the deal valued at $5 billion. This is also China&rsquo;s largest single arms export deal with any country. Besides the actual cost of the submarines, the deal also includes training, infrastructure for local production, financed by China at a low interest rate.</p>
<p><br><strong>Wing Loong II Drones</strong></p>
<p>China and Pakistan agreed to co-produce 48 Wing Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) for the Pakistan Air Force in 2018. It is a deal valued at around $200&ndash;300 million, with each unit costing $4&ndash;6 million.</p>
<p><strong>Z-10ME Attack Helicopters</strong></p>
<p>Reports had said earlier that Pakistan was to receive the first batch of Z-10ME attack helicopters from China this year. They are designed for anti-tank and close air support roles. While exact data is hard to come by, similar helicopters in the market are estimated to cost $15&ndash;20 million per unit. The actual value of this deal, if Pakistan orders up to 12 helicopters, would come around $150&ndash;240 million.</p>
<p><strong>HQ-9 Missile Defence Systems and PL-15 Missiles</strong></p>
<p>China has reportedly sent to Pakistan the HQ-9 surface-to-air missile systems and PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles for JF-17 jets.&nbsp;The HQ-9 deal is estimated at $600&ndash;800 million for multiple systems.</p>
<p>The cost of PL-15 missiles is likely to be $50&ndash;100 million for a significant batch, according to SIPRI.</p>
<p><strong>SH-15 Self-Propelled Artillery</strong></p>
<p>Pakistan has received Chinese SH-15 155mm self-propelled howitzers for deployment near the Indian border. Going by the $2&ndash;3 million per unit cost for similar systems, the deal could be worth $50&ndash;100 million for a battalion-sized deployment.</p>
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<h2>Joint Military Drills: Key to 'iron-clad' military cooperation</h2>
<p><br>China and Pakistan regularly hold joint military exercises. These drills, planned or already conducted, include areas like the restive Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. Here is a roundup:</p>
<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Shaheen (Eagle) Air Exercises </strong>are air force drills held annually or biennially since 2011. The focus is on air combat, joint tactics, and interoperability. These exercises involved the Chinese J-10, J-16, and Y-20 aircraft and Pakistani JF-17 and Mirage fighters. Each of these exercises likely cost $10&ndash;20 million, based on similar international drills.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/india-pakistan-economy-9033644">Economic crossfire: How India-Pakistan tensions are reshaping South Asia&rsquo;s financial landscape</a></p>
<p><strong>Sea Guardian Naval Exercises</strong> in the Arabian Sea involved Chinese Type-054A frigates and Pakistani F-22P frigates, focusing on anti-submarine warfare and joint patrols. Such exercises typically cost $15&ndash;30 million.</p>
<h2><br>How Pakistan protects Chinese interests in Belt and Road Initiative, particularly CPEC&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Besides these, the two countries also held <strong>Shared Destiny&nbsp;</strong>Peacekeeping Exercise in Henan province in September 2021 and <strong>Warrior Counterterrorism Drills </strong>for eight times since 2019.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The counterterror drills involve China&rsquo;s Western Theatre Command and Pakistani ground forces, with particular focus on protecting Chinese nationals and CPEC projects in Pakistan.</p>
<p>CPEC, or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, is part of the Belt and Road Initiative, China's ambitious infrastructure development programme, which has military dimensions. Estimated to be valued at $60 billion, the project's security dimension involves protecting Chinese investments and personnel in the project areas.</p>
<p>In 2024, Pakistan approved $162 million for armed forces to protect CPEC projects. Apart from this, an estimated $218 million was set aside for Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a counterterrorism operation partly aimed at securing Chinese interests.&nbsp;The cost of this exercise is estimated to be $5&ndash;15 million, and is expected to be shared bilaterally.<br><br>If you have read through this story till here, you know why the next war between India and Pakistan, whenever it happens, will have a lot of 'made in China' aspects.</p>

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Pahalgam attack and India Pakistan war - How China equipment helps Pakistan: As the Pahalgam terror attacks of late April in Kashmir led to talk of Indo-Pak war, one country's role is worth mentioning: China. While still keeping a smile similar to the permanent expression of its president Xi Jinping, China made overtures for peace, and mostly took a line similar to Islamabad's in the wake of the Kashmir terror attack. China may be smiling for two reasons: A secret hope that its decades of military cooperation worth billions of dollars with Pakistan would help its aim of checkmating India in the South Asian region; and an expectation that more import orders will follow from Pakistan, for whom Beijing is the largest military supplier. After Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack was carried out by India on Wednesday (May 7), China is keeping mum on whether its jets were used by China. See its response in the story below: 'Not familiar with the matter': China denies usage of Chinese jets by Pakistan amid tensions with India But the truth is different: China uses Pakistan to counterbalance India and secure access to the Arabian Sea. Pakistan relies on China for economic and military support even as its ties with the US and other Western powers, who used to help it with military hardware for decades, have strained over the years. Iron-clad friendship aimed at 'common enemy' India Let us set aside the recent India-China peace overtures for the moment and think about the ground situation between China and Pakistan, particularly their iron-clad friendship. The two countries share an 'all-weather strategic cooperative partnership,' which includes defence hardware, joint production of military equipment, joint drills, and extensive defence trade totalling billions of dollars in value. Here is a detailed breakup: Defence trade: China is Pakistan's largest supplier; Pakistan deals include China's largest to any country China dominates Pakistan’s defence trade, accounting for 81 per cent of its major arms imports between 2020 and 2024. This is a significant growth from 72 per cent recorded between 2017 and 2021. From the Chinese perspective, Pakistan is the largest recipient of its arms exports, accounting for 47 per cent between 2017 and 2021. Much of the data is still hazy, but let us piece together what's available on public domain. The total arms imports from China between 2019 and 2023 alone is valued at $5.28 billion. This, at the time, accounted for 63 per cent of Pakistan’s total arms imports, according to SIPRI Arms Transfers Database and Pakistani defence ministry reports. The major deals reported over the years and their estimated total value are below: Submarines, signed in 2015: $5 billion for eight Type-041 submarines Frigates, signed in 2018: $1.4 billion for four Type-054A/P frigates J-10CE Jets, signed in 2022: $1.5–2 billion for 36 aircraft JF-17 Fighter Jet Programme: Estimated to cost $2–3 billion since 2007 Wing Loong II Drones, signed 2018: $200–300 million for 48 units HQ-9 and PL-15 Systems: $650–900 million approx Z-10ME Helicopters: $150–240 million (estimate) China offers low-interest financing and flexible payment terms to Pakistan, which helps it continue to import despite its economic challenges. Did China help Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme? Like much else in the case of Chinese and Pakistani militaries, a lot of information is shrouded in secret. It was reported by the US intelligence agency CIA that China may have aided Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme in the 1970s and 1980s. India-Pakistan standoff: Citing 'leaked documents', Pakistan's envoy urges China and Russia to intervene How China armed Pakistan to the teeth: From fighter jets to missiles to submarines China is the main supplier of Pakistan's military hardware, which includes fighter jets, submarines, frigates, drones, and missile systems. JF-17 Thunder fighter Jet The JF-17 Thunder fighter jet is a flagship project of China-Pakistan military cooperation. The JF-17 is currently a mainstay of the Pakistan Air Force after the US virtually stopped sending its fighter jets to the country. There are reportedly more than 140 JF-17 jets in service as of 2023, at an estimated cost of $25–30 million per aircraft. 'We should engage in mutual beneficial cooperation': Jaishankar meets Chinese FM Wang Yi on sidelines of G20 Also known as FC-1 Fierce Dragon, the jet is a lightweight, single-engine, multirole fighter aircraft co-developed by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. Production of the jets started in 2007, and deliveries are ongoing, with each delivery introducing improved varieties, including the Block-3 version, which started in 2022. The total value of the JF-17 jet programme over the years is estimated to be $2–3 billion. J-10CE Fighter Jets The J-10CE jet, an export variant of China’s J-10C, is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter. Pakistan is reported to have acquired 36 J-10CE jets in 2022 to counterbalance India’s Rafale jets. Pakistanis against India-Pak war? Imam asks crowd who backs Islamabad against India in viral clip; audience reaction will shock you The total value of the jet programme is estimated at $1.5–2 billion, with each unit costing around $40–50 million. The data is from Pakistan Air Force statements and SIPRI’s Trends in International Arms Transfers reports. Type-054A/P Frigates At least four Type-054A/P guided-missile frigates were delivered by China to the Pakistan Navy between 2020 and 2023. The deal was signed in 2018 and is valued at approximately $1.4 billion for the four frigates. The costs cover construction, technology transfer, and training as per Chinese state media reports and Pakistan Navy statements. Type-041 Hangor-Class Submarines: In 2015, Pakistan ordered eight Type-041 Yuan-class conventional submarines from China, four of which were to be built in China, and four to be made under license in Pakistan at Karachi Shipyard. Delivery schedule for these submarines run from 2022 to 2028, with the deal valued at $5 billion. This is also China’s largest single arms export deal with any country. Besides the actual cost of the submarines, the deal also includes training, infrastructure for local production, financed by China at a low interest rate. Wing Loong II Drones China and Pakistan agreed to co-produce 48 Wing Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) for the Pakistan Air Force in 2018. It is a deal valued at around $200–300 million, with each unit costing $4–6 million. Z-10ME Attack Helicopters Reports had said earlier that Pakistan was to receive the first batch of Z-10ME attack helicopters from China this year. They are designed for anti-tank and close air support roles. While exact data is hard to come by, similar helicopters in the market are estimated to cost $15–20 million per unit. The actual value of this deal, if Pakistan orders up to 12 helicopters, would come around $150–240 million. HQ-9 Missile Defence Systems and PL-15 Missiles China has reportedly sent to Pakistan the HQ-9 surface-to-air missile systems and PL-15 long-range air-to-air missiles for JF-17 jets. The HQ-9 deal is estimated at $600–800 million for multiple systems. The cost of PL-15 missiles is likely to be $50–100 million for a significant batch, according to SIPRI. SH-15 Self-Propelled Artillery Pakistan has received Chinese SH-15 155mm self-propelled howitzers for deployment near the Indian border. Going by the $2–3 million per unit cost for similar systems, the deal could be worth $50–100 million for a battalion-sized deployment. Joint Military Drills: Key to 'iron-clad' military cooperation China and Pakistan regularly hold joint military exercises. These drills, planned or already conducted, include areas like the restive Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang. Here is a roundup: The Shaheen (Eagle) Air Exercises are air force drills held annually or biennially since 2011. The focus is on air combat, joint tactics, and interoperability. These exercises involved the Chinese J-10, J-16, and Y-20 aircraft and Pakistani JF-17 and Mirage fighters. Each of these exercises likely cost $10–20 million, based on similar international drills. Economic crossfire: How India-Pakistan tensions are reshaping South Asia’s financial landscape Sea Guardian Naval Exercises in the Arabian Sea involved Chinese Type-054A frigates and Pakistani F-22P frigates, focusing on anti-submarine warfare and joint patrols. Such exercises typically cost $15–30 million. How Pakistan protects Chinese interests in Belt and Road Initiative, particularly CPEC Besides these, the two countries also held Shared Destiny Peacekeeping Exercise in Henan province in September 2021 and Warrior Counterterrorism Drills for eight times since 2019. The counterterror drills involve China’s Western Theatre Command and Pakistani ground forces, with particular focus on protecting Chinese nationals and CPEC projects in Pakistan. CPEC, or the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, is part of the Belt and Road Initiative, China's ambitious infrastructure development programme, which has military dimensions. Estimated to be valued at $60 billion, the project's security dimension involves protecting Chinese investments and personnel in the project areas. In 2024, Pakistan approved $162 million for armed forces to protect CPEC projects. Apart from this, an estimated $218 million was set aside for Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a counterterrorism operation partly aimed at securing Chinese interests. The cost of this exercise is estimated to be $5–15 million, and is expected to be shared bilaterally. If you have read through this story till here, you know why the next war between India and Pakistan, whenever it happens, will have a lot of 'made in China' aspects.

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<p>In a big development, China's foreign ministry has said that it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked whether Chinese jets were used by Pakistan after India hit Pakistan and PoK with missiles the day before, reported news agency Reuters. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian's statement came at his daily media briefing in Beijing.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This comes after Pakistan&rsquo;s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in an interview with CNN mentioned that Pakistan uses Chinese-made JF-17 and JF-10 jets, assembled locally, saying, &ldquo;If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China or Russia or United States, UK and use them.&rdquo; Furthermore, when asked for proof&nbsp;<span>to validate Pakistan's claims of downing Indian jets, </span>Asif said, "It's all over the social media."&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">On CNN! Pakistan&rsquo;s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif claims they shot down 5 Indian jets and a drone- and says the proof is &ldquo;lots of social media posts.&rdquo;<br><br>This is the same government that banned Twitter and blocks half the internet.<br><br>Next time, just say your cousin&rsquo;s WhatsApp group&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/ceoGzA1aJL">pic.twitter.com/ceoGzA1aJL</a></p>
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<h2>Operation Sindoor&nbsp;</h2>
<p>The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 at 1.05 AM to 1.30 AM. Briefing the country on Operation Sindoor on May 8, women officers Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that India exercised its right to respond and hit nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They said that India's actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible.</p>
<p>The Indian Defence Ministry in a press release informed that on the night of 07-08 May 2025, "Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India." It added that India remains committed to non-escalation but won't shy away from providing a suitable response to Pakistan.&nbsp;Using drones and missiles, Pakistani forces targeted several civilian areas in the region, including the cities of Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj.</p>
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<h2>Pahalgam terror attack</h2>
<p>A terror attack on April 22 in Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district killed 26 tourists. An offshoot of the banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - The Resistance Front (TRF) - claimed responsibility for the attack.</p>
<p>After the attack, India launched a series of actions against Pakistan. The Indian government put into abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled its diplomats, called back Indian officials from Islamabad, and closed the Attari border, its airspace for Pakistani flights and ships, parcels and imports from Pakistan. New Delhi has also blocked the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani cricketers and celebrities.</p>
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China's foreign ministry has said that it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked whether Chinese jets were used by Pakistan after India hit Pakistan and PoK with missiles the day before, reported news agency Reuters.

In a big development, China's foreign ministry has said that it was "not familiar with the matter" when asked whether Chinese jets were used by Pakistan after India hit Pakistan and PoK with missiles the day before, reported news agency Reuters. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian's statement came at his daily media briefing in Beijing. This comes after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in an interview with CNN mentioned that Pakistan uses Chinese-made JF-17 and JF-10 jets, assembled locally, saying, “If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China or Russia or United States, UK and use them.” Furthermore, when asked for proof to validate Pakistan's claims of downing Indian jets, Asif said, "It's all over the social media." On CNN! Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif claims they shot down 5 Indian jets and a drone- and says the proof is “lots of social media posts.” This is the same government that banned Twitter and blocks half the internet. Next time, just say your cousin’s WhatsApp group… pic.twitter.com/ceoGzA1aJL — Mariam Solaimankhil (@Mariamistan) May 8, 2025 Read More | 'Not familiar with the matter': China denies usage of Chinese jets by Pakistan amid tensions with India Operation Sindoor The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 at 1.05 AM to 1.30 AM. Briefing the country on Operation Sindoor on May 8, women officers Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that India exercised its right to respond and hit nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They said that India's actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. The Indian Defence Ministry in a press release informed that on the night of 07-08 May 2025, "Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India." It added that India remains committed to non-escalation but won't shy away from providing a suitable response to Pakistan. Using drones and missiles, Pakistani forces targeted several civilian areas in the region, including the cities of Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj. Read More | Operation Sindoor: Pakistan targeted Indian cities like Chandigarh, Amritsar and others, attempted to escalate Pahalgam terror attack A terror attack on April 22 in Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district killed 26 tourists. An offshoot of the banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - The Resistance Front (TRF) - claimed responsibility for the attack. After the attack, India launched a series of actions against Pakistan. The Indian government put into abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled its diplomats, called back Indian officials from Islamabad, and closed the Attari border, its airspace for Pakistani flights and ships, parcels and imports from Pakistan. New Delhi has also blocked the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani cricketers and celebrities. Read More | Operation Sindoor | Jaish chief Masood Azhar's brother Abdul Rouf, Air India hijack planner, likely killed in India's strike on Pak

'Not familiar with the matter': China denies usage of Chinese jets by Pakistan amid tensions with India

<p>The escalation of the Indian-Pakistan tension has lead to the suspension of the ongoing <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/pakistan-super-league">Pakistan Super League</a> (PSL) 2025, as per reports. The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/pakistan-cricket-board">Pakistan Cricket Board</a> (PCB) said on Wednesday that the T20 league will continue in the aftermath of the Operation Sindoor by Indian armed forces, however, things have quickly changed.</p>
<p>According to reports, due to the ongoing India-Pakistan escalating tensions, the rest of the PSL is either to be moved to Karachi, Dubai or Doha.&nbsp;The decision is expected by evening. Besides this, today's match at the Pindi Stadium has also been postponed.</p>
<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board have also urged the cricketers participating in the Pakistan Super League &ndash; which includes the local and the foreign cricketers &ndash; to leave Rawalpindi. This is a major setback for PCB, as the Pakistan Super League was providing some revenue following their losses in the ICC <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/champions-trophy">Champions Trophy</a> 2025.</p>
<p><span>Media managers from at least three of the six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises confirmed that none of their foreign players had expressed a desire to leave the country.</span></p>

Due to the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, rest of the PSL is either to be moved to Karachi, Dubai or Doha. The decision is expected by the evening Pakistan, World

The escalation of the Indian-Pakistan tension has lead to the suspension of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025, as per reports. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday that the T20 league will continue in the aftermath of the Operation Sindoor by Indian armed forces, however, things have quickly changed. According to reports, due to the ongoing India-Pakistan escalating tensions, the rest of the PSL is either to be moved to Karachi, Dubai or Doha. The decision is expected by evening. Besides this, today's match at the Pindi Stadium has also been postponed. The Pakistan Cricket Board have also urged the cricketers participating in the Pakistan Super League – which includes the local and the foreign cricketers – to leave Rawalpindi. This is a major setback for PCB, as the Pakistan Super League was providing some revenue following their losses in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Media managers from at least three of the six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises confirmed that none of their foreign players had expressed a desire to leave the country.

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<div class="x_elementToProof"><strong>Operation Sindoor, 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot air strikes -</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Similarities and differences:</strong> India woke up to the news of Operation Sindoor on Wednesday (May 7) to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks. In a span of 10 years, this was the third such attack by India in response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. While many aspects, like the cause, were similar, there are specific differences between these three strikes. Most importantly, the difference is in the messaging. Here is the breakdown of the three strikes.<br><br><br><br></div>
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<h2 class="x_elementToProof">2016 Surgical strike: The first tight slap on Pak-sponsored terror</h2>
<div class="x_elementToProof">India had in the past entered Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to neutralise terror launchpads, but the 2016 surgical strike was different.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The surgical strike of 28 September 2016 came 10 days after the Uri attack, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof"><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-indian-armed-forces-strike-at-terrorist-camps-pahalgam-terror-attack-india-pakistan-9042302">Operation Sindoor LIVE: Indian Armed Forces target air defence systems in Pakistan as unprovoked firing along LoC increases</a></div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The surgical attack was a ground-based operation in which the Indian Army Special Forces crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into PoK.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The Indian commandos struck seven terror launchpads in Bhimber, Kel, and Lipa sectors, using assault rifles, grenades, and explosives &mdash; all carried out by hand.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The mission was stealthy and precise.&nbsp; About 100 Para Commandos, divided into smaller teams, were involved, supported by real-time inputs from Indian intelligence agencies.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">As per subsequent reports, up to 40 terrorists were killed.&nbsp; Pakistan denied that any strike had occurred.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The second strike from India into Pakistan took place on 26 February 2019. It came 12 days after the Pulwama suicide bombing. The suicide terror attack, carried out with handling from Pakistan, killed at least 40 personnel from the Indian paramilitary force, the CRPF.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">This time, the Indian Air Force was in action, without any army soldiers on the ground.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof"><a href="https://www.wionews.com/pakistan/operation-sindoor-jaish-chief-masood-azhars-brother-abdul-rauf-likely-killed-in-indias-strike-on-pakistan-9047804">Operation Sindoor | Jaish chief Masood Azhar's brother Abdul Rauf likely killed in India's strike on Pakistan</a></div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Mirage 2000 jets flew deep into Pakistan&rsquo;s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, targeting a Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp near Balakot. The specific target was a madrassa run by Jaish founder Masood Azhar&rsquo;s brother-in-law. The IAF struck four buildings in a precision nighttime air raid.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">India reportedly used SPICE 2000 and Popeye missiles.&nbsp;The mission was supported by Sukhoi Su-30MKIs, UAVs and AEW\&amp;C aircraft.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">As per reports at the time, up to 250 terrorists were killed. Pakistan, again, rejected the attack.</div>
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<h2 class="x_elementToProof">Operation Sindoor: What stood out this time?</h2>
<div class="x_elementToProof">On 7 May, 15 days after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, India struck back with Operation Sindoor.&nbsp; This time, it was different.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Operation Sindoor was a tri-service mission involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Nine targets were hit,&nbsp;not just in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir but deep inside Pakistan&rsquo;s Punjab province too.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof"><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/operation-sindoor-pakistan-targeted-multiple-indian-cities-attempted-to-escalate-9047777">Operation Sindoor: Pakistan targeted Indian cities like Chandigarh, Amritsar and others, attempted to escalate</a></div>
<div class="x_elementToProof">And the attacks were not just focused on the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack.&nbsp;It aimed to uproot Pakistan's terrorism infrastructure built over more than 30 years.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The targets included Jaish headquarters in Bahawalpur,&nbsp;Lashkar-e-Taiba's main base in Muridke,&nbsp;and terror launchpads in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Sialkot.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof"><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/operation-sindoor-what-is-pakistans-failed-made-in-china-hq-9-air-defence-system-9045552">Operation Sindoor: What is Pakistan&rsquo;s failed made-in-China HQ-9 air defence system?</a></div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">India used SCALP cruise missiles, HAMMER bombs, loitering munitions (drones), and BVR missiles &mdash; all launched from Indian territory.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">There were no boots on the ground and no airspace violations,&nbsp; just high-tech precision attacks from afar.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">The Indian defence ministry said the strikes were 'non-escalatory' and not aimed at civilians.<br><br>The casualties are not officially reported, but it could be up to 100 terrorists if we go by sources cited in media.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Each of India's operations was a proportionate escalation in scope and sophistication.&nbsp;In 2016, small teams crossed a few kilometres into PoK.&nbsp;In 2019, jets struck 20 kilometres into Pakistan.<br><br>And now, India's missiles reached targets as deep as 100 kilometres deep inside Pakistan.<br><br></div>
<div class="x_elementToProof">The 2016 strike was Army-only.&nbsp; Balakot was purely an Air Force operation. And Operation Sindoor was India's first coordinated tri-service strike.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">And the weapons evolved too. From rifles and grenades in 2016 to precision bombs in 2019, to standoff missiles and drones in 2025.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">From stealthy foot patrols to advanced drone warfare, India&rsquo;s response to cross-border terrorism has dramatically evolved.&nbsp;</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">Each mission also reflected India's growing capabilities, and deeper reach.</div>
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<div class="x_elementToProof">And above everything else, a clear message: terrorism will be met with strength, even if India has to strike deep inside Pakistani territory.</div>
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Operation Sindoor avenged Pahalgam terror attack but it is different from surgical strike of 2016 and Balakot air strike of 2019. Trending | India News | South Asia | Pakistan

Operation Sindoor, 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot air strikes - Similarities and differences: India woke up to the news of Operation Sindoor on Wednesday (May 7) to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks. In a span of 10 years, this was the third such attack by India in response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. While many aspects, like the cause, were similar, there are specific differences between these three strikes. Most importantly, the difference is in the messaging. Here is the breakdown of the three strikes. 2016 Surgical strike: The first tight slap on Pak-sponsored terror India had in the past entered Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to neutralise terror launchpads, but the 2016 surgical strike was different. The surgical strike of 28 September 2016 came 10 days after the Uri attack, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists. Operation Sindoor LIVE: Indian Armed Forces target air defence systems in Pakistan as unprovoked firing along LoC increases The surgical attack was a ground-based operation in which the Indian Army Special Forces crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into PoK. The Indian commandos struck seven terror launchpads in Bhimber, Kel, and Lipa sectors, using assault rifles, grenades, and explosives — all carried out by hand. The mission was stealthy and precise. About 100 Para Commandos, divided into smaller teams, were involved, supported by real-time inputs from Indian intelligence agencies. As per subsequent reports, up to 40 terrorists were killed. Pakistan denied that any strike had occurred. 2019 Balakot airstrike after Pulwama attack The second strike from India into Pakistan took place on 26 February 2019. It came 12 days after the Pulwama suicide bombing. The suicide terror attack, carried out with handling from Pakistan, killed at least 40 personnel from the Indian paramilitary force, the CRPF. This time, the Indian Air Force was in action, without any army soldiers on the ground. Operation Sindoor | Jaish chief Masood Azhar's brother Abdul Rauf likely killed in India's strike on Pakistan Mirage 2000 jets flew deep into Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, targeting a Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp near Balakot. The specific target was a madrassa run by Jaish founder Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law. The IAF struck four buildings in a precision nighttime air raid. India reportedly used SPICE 2000 and Popeye missiles. The mission was supported by Sukhoi Su-30MKIs, UAVs and AEW\&C aircraft. As per reports at the time, up to 250 terrorists were killed. Pakistan, again, rejected the attack. Operation Sindoor: What stood out this time? On 7 May, 15 days after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, India struck back with Operation Sindoor. This time, it was different. Operation Sindoor was a tri-service mission involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Nine targets were hit, not just in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir but deep inside Pakistan’s Punjab province too. Operation Sindoor: Pakistan targeted Indian cities like Chandigarh, Amritsar and others, attempted to escalate And the attacks were not just focused on the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack. It aimed to uproot Pakistan's terrorism infrastructure built over more than 30 years. The targets included Jaish headquarters in Bahawalpur, Lashkar-e-Taiba's main base in Muridke, and terror launchpads in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Sialkot. Operation Sindoor: What is Pakistan’s failed made-in-China HQ-9 air defence system? India used SCALP cruise missiles, HAMMER bombs, loitering munitions (drones), and BVR missiles — all launched from Indian territory. There were no boots on the ground and no airspace violations, just high-tech precision attacks from afar. 'Operation Sindoor still on,' says India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at all-party meeting The Indian defence ministry said the strikes were 'non-escalatory' and not aimed at civilians. The casualties are not officially reported, but it could be up to 100 terrorists if we go by sources cited in media. What is different about Operation Sindoor? Each of India's operations was a proportionate escalation in scope and sophistication. In 2016, small teams crossed a few kilometres into PoK. In 2019, jets struck 20 kilometres into Pakistan. And now, India's missiles reached targets as deep as 100 kilometres deep inside Pakistan. The 2016 strike was Army-only. Balakot was purely an Air Force operation. And Operation Sindoor was India's first coordinated tri-service strike. And the weapons evolved too. From rifles and grenades in 2016 to precision bombs in 2019, to standoff missiles and drones in 2025. From stealthy foot patrols to advanced drone warfare, India’s response to cross-border terrorism has dramatically evolved. Each mission also reflected India's growing capabilities, and deeper reach. And above everything else, a clear message: terrorism will be met with strength, even if India has to strike deep inside Pakistani territory.

From just across LoC to 100 km inside Pakistan:  India's Operation Sindoor, 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot airstrike | What changed?

<p>Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the <span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0">US Consulate General in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/lahore">Lahore</a> <span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW140087490 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW140087490 BCX0">has directed all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW140087490 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0"><span class="EOP SCXW140087490 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW68902065 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW68902065 BCX0">In a circular issued by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/us-embassy">US Embassy</a> and Consulates in Pakistan,&nbsp;the Consulate has also received initial reports that authorities may be evacuating some areas&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW68902065 BCX0">adjacent to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW68902065 BCX0"> Lahore&rsquo;s main airport.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW68902065 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157295751 BCX0"><span class="EOP SCXW140087490 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"><span class="EOP SCXW68902065 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}">"</span></span></span></span><span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW70701608 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70701608 BCX0">US citizens who find themselves in an area of active conflict should leave if they can do so safely. If it is not safe to leave, they should shelter-in-place. </span></span><span data-contrast="auto"  lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW70701608 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70701608 BCX0">The US Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan will send updates as needed through our messaging system. Please ensure that you are enrolled in&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW70701608 BCX0">Smart</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70701608 BCX0"> Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)," the circular further read.</span></span></p>
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<h2>Actions for US citizens to take:</h2>
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<li>Seek secure shelter</li>
<li>Have evacuation plans that do not rely on U.S. government assistance</li>
<li>Have travel documents up to date and easily accessible</li>
<li>Monitor local media for updates</li>
<li>Carry proper identification and cooperate with authorities</li>
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Pakistan, World, India News: Amid tensions between India and Pakistan, the US Consulate General in Lahore has directed all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the US Consulate General in Lahore has directed all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place. In a circular issued by the US Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan, the Consulate has also received initial reports that authorities may be evacuating some areas adjacent to Lahore’s main airport. "US citizens who find themselves in an area of active conflict should leave if they can do so safely. If it is not safe to leave, they should shelter-in-place. The US Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan will send updates as needed through our messaging system. Please ensure that you are enrolled in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)," the circular further read. US circular Photograph: (X) Actions for US citizens to take: Seek secure shelter Have evacuation plans that do not rely on U.S. government assistance Have travel documents up to date and easily accessible Monitor local media for updates Carry proper identification and cooperate with authorities

India-Pak war: US issues alert for its citizens in Lahore; asks them to leave or seek shelter

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