At least 38 killed in India-Pakistan exchange of fire, Islamabad warns of "nuclear war"

 

"There is definitely a possibility of a nuclear war between the two countries," Asif said in an interview with Geo News about the escalating tensions between the two countries following India's attack on his country on Tuesday evening, which left 26 dead. "If they (the Indians) impose a full-scale war on the region and such threats arise, a nuclear war could erupt at any moment."

He stressed that the New Delhi government would bear all the consequences if it pushed Pakistan towards a nuclear war.

In the same context, Indian media reported on Wednesday that 12 people were killed in cross-border attacks launched by Pakistan in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir region.

According to Indian media, the Pakistani army carried out artillery shelling along the Line of Control in response to India's Operation Sindur. The media reported that 12 people were killed and 57 others injured in the region as a result of these attacks.

The Indian Army announced on Tuesday the launch of Operation Sindur against "targets" in Pakistan and the Azad Kashmir region under its control.

He said he targeted nine sites he described as "terrorist structures," while the Islamabad government announced that six civilian sites were targeted, resulting in the deaths of 26 people and the injury of 46 others.

Meanwhile, the Pakistani military announced that it shot down five Indian fighter jets during the attack, according to what the local Geo News channel reported, citing military sources.

Indian missiles that struck six cities in Kashmir and Punjab in Pakistan killed at least 26 civilians and injured 46 others, according to Pakistani military spokesman General Ahmad Chaudhry. The strikes also damaged the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower dam in Pakistan, according to Chaudhry.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated on April 22 after gunmen opened fire on tourists in the Pahalgam area of ​​Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people and wounding others.