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At least one child killed and two injured, say Pakistan officials

At least one child was killed and two others wounded after India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory early on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said.

Dawn newspaper cites a statement by Pakistan’s state broadcaster PTV News:

In the cowardly attack, one innocent child has been martyred so far, while one woman and one man are seriously injured.

Pakistan says it will respond to 'heinous provocation'

Here’s more from the Pakistan military spokesperson, who said India fired missiles across the border in three locations on Wednesday.

ARY News, citing Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, says India fired missiles from its airspace which hit areas in Kotli, Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur.

The spokesperson said Pakistan’s air force responded quickly to the missile attack, activating its defense systems and preventing any Indian aircraft from penetrating Pakistani airspace.

Dawn newspaper cites Chaudhry as saying:

Let me say it unequivocally: Pakistan will respond to this at a time and place of its own choosing. This heinous provocation will not go unanswered.

Indian army says 'justice is served' after attack

We reported earlier that the Indian armed forces said it targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The Indian army has also posted to X, writing “Justice is Served” and “Jai Hind!”, meaning “victory to India”.

The post is accompanied by the hashtag #PahalgamTerrorAttack, referring to the deadly militant attack last month that killed 26 people.

Multiple loud explosions heard in Pakistani Kashmir – reports

Multiple loud explosions were heard in the mountains around the city of Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, as well as in two other places in the region, Reuters reported, citing witnesses and a Pakistani TV channel.

After the explosions, Muzaffarabad’s power was blacked out, the witnesses said.

India says it attacked nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian armed forces have confirmed it targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir as part of “Operation Sindoor”.

A statement from the Indian armed forces reads:

A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.

Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted.

It said its actions have been “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature” and that no Pakistani military facilities were targeted, adding:

India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.

The statement says the strike comes in the wake of the “barbaric” attack in which dozens of Indians were murdered in Pahalgam in Kashmir.

Pakistan says it was attacked by India with missiles

A Pakistani military spokesperson has said India attacked Pakistan in three locations with missiles on Wednesday.

Multiple loud explosions were heard in the Pakistani Kashmir area close to the mountains around the city of Muzaffarabad after midnight on Tuesday, Reuters reports, citing multiple witnesses.

After the explosions, the city’s power was blacked out, according to the witnesses.

It comes amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following an attack in Kashmir last month, which left 26 Indian nationals killed and 10 injured after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination.