According to the authorities in Islamabad, at least 13 civilians were killed, and over 50 were injured in the night and morning attacks of the Indian army on the so -called Free cashmere (Azad Kashmir)As in the terminology used in Pakistan, the part of the disputed territory administered by this country is called. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the Pakistani side “will answer accordingly” to “avenge the innocent victims” of India's attacks.
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Earlier, the authorities in Delhi reported that the Pakistanian fire of the Kashmir administered by India caused the death of at least five people. Messages about loud explosions in the cities of Jammu in Indian Kashmir or Amritsar in the Indian Pendjab are not accompanied by more information about possible victims or damage.
India authorities also categorically denied that Indian shells would hit goals in Afghanistan. The defense minister of Pakistan Khawaj Muhammad Asif denied reports that in Islamabad the National Command Authority would gather on Saturday, i.e. the highest body making decisions in security matters, including nuclear arsenal.
The portal of the British BBC station emphasized that the armed conflict between India and Pakistan has been characterized by a large scale of disinformation on both sides. In public space there are messages in which Islamabad and Delhi accuse, among others on escizing tension, attacking civil goals, or concentration of additional troops in the border zone.
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On Saturday, the head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio talked with representatives of the authorities of both countries, including ministers of foreign affairs and high -ranking commanders. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ishaq Dar declared that if India immediately stops offensive actions, Pakistan “considers the same move.” The Delhi government said, however, that India “will not take any actions escalating tension if Pakistan responds in the same way.” The authorities, including China and Saudi Arabia.
On Wednesday, the Indian troops fired at military goals in Pakistan in retaliation for the terrorist attack of April 22 in Pahalgam, in the Indian part of Kashmir, resulting in the death of 26 people. Kashmir remains a dispute between the two countries since the division of British India and the creation of independent India and Pakistan in 1947.
