There is no official information yet on the cause of the explosion. India announced that it targeted "terrorist infrastructure" inside Pakistani territory in the early hours of Wednesday morning, nearly two weeks after accusing Islamabad of involvement in an attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people, most of them Hindu tourists.
For its part, Pakistan denied the accusation and vowed to respond to the strikes, announcing that it had shot down five Indian aircraft. The Indian embassy in Beijing described the reports as "misinformation."
Pakistan reported that at least 31 civilians were killed and about 50 others wounded in cross-border raids and shelling, while India announced that 13 civilians were killed and 43 wounded. Indian officials said that the exchange of fire across the border had abated slightly overnight.
Meanwhile, life has returned to normal in most Pakistani cities, and schools have resumed, while hospitals and civil defense agencies in the border province of Punjab remain on high alert.
Despite the Pakistani government's pledge to respond, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told The New York Times on Wednesday that his country was prepared to de-escalate tensions.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated on April 22 after gunmen opened fire on tourists in the town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people and wounding others.
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An explosion was heard in Lahore, Pakistan, the day after the Indian attacks.
Geo TV reported that an explosion was heard in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday morning, a day after Indian airstrikes hit several sites inside Pakistan, raising fears of an escalation in the military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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The ruins of a building hit by an Indian missile attack, near Bahawalpur, a city in Pakistan's Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. / AP
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There is no official information yet on the cause of the explosion. India announced that it targeted "terrorist infrastructure" inside Pakistani territory in the early hours of Wednesday morning, nearly two weeks after accusing Islamabad of involvement in an attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people, most of them Hindu tourists.
For its part, Pakistan denied the accusation and vowed to respond to the strikes, announcing that it had shot down five Indian aircraft. The Indian embassy in Beijing described the reports as "misinformation."
Pakistan reported that at least 31 civilians were killed and about 50 others wounded in cross-border raids and shelling, while India announced that 13 civilians were killed and 43 wounded. Indian officials said that the exchange of fire across the border had abated slightly overnight.
Meanwhile, life has returned to normal in most Pakistani cities, and schools have resumed, while hospitals and civil defense agencies in the border province of Punjab remain on high alert.
Despite the Pakistani government's pledge to respond, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told The New York Times on Wednesday that his country was prepared to de-escalate tensions.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated on April 22 after gunmen opened fire on tourists in the town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people and wounding others.
