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Deadly attacks: A Pakistani military official told CNN that at least 26 civilians were killed in what India has dubbed “Operation Sindoor,” which New Delhi said targeted “terrorist infrastructure.” Pakistan has claimed it shot

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Pakistan vows to respond after India launches strikes in wake of Kashmir massacre
By Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi, Aishwarya S. Iyer, Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond, Tori B. Powell, Jessie Yeung, Lex Harvey and Antoinette Radford, CNN
Updated 9:21 AM EDT, Wed May 7, 2025
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• On brink of wider conflict: India launched strikes on both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday local time. Pakistan’s prime minister described the attack as “an act of war” and Islamabad has pledged to retaliate, marking a major escalation between the two countries.

• Deadly attacks: A Pakistani military official told CNN that at least 26 civilians were killed in what India has dubbed “Operation Sindoor,” which New Delhi said targeted “terrorist infrastructure.” Pakistan has claimed it shot down five Indian Air Force jets and a drone. According to a senior Indian defense source, shelling by the Pakistani military killed at least eight people on the Indian side of the the de facto border that divides Kashmir.

• Tourist massacre: It comes after gunmen killed more than two dozen civilians, mostly tourists, in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. India accused Pakistan of being involved, which it denied.

• Kashmir dispute: Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan each control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full and have fought three wars over the territory.

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Qatari PM speaks to Indian and Pakistani officials, expressing “deep concern”
From CNN’s Ivana Kottasová
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani attends a press conference Doha in October.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani attends a press conference Doha in October. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani spoke to top officials from both India and Pakistan today, holding a phone call with the Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and a separate call with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the Qatari foreign ministry said in two statements.

According to the statements, which were nearly identical, Al-Thani “expressed Qatar’s deep concern” over the situation and affirmed the country’s “full support for all regional and international efforts aimed at resolving outstanding issues between the two countries through dialogue and peaceful means.”