On May 6, 2025, India launched "Operation Sindoor," a series of missile strikes targeting nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. This action was in retaliation for the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians and was attributed to The Resistance Front, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba .$BTC
India stated that the strikes aimed at terrorist infrastructure linked to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, emphasizing that no Pakistani military facilities were targeted . However, Pakistani authorities reported civilian casualties, including the deaths of at least eight people and injuries to 38 others, with claims that a mosque in Bahawalpur was among the sites hit .$BNB
In response, Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets and a drone, and to have destroyed an Indian brigade headquarters. India acknowledged the loss of one jet and reported that a pilot was injured . Cross-border shelling intensified, leading to additional civilian casualties on both sides .
The situation escalated further with India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, significantly reducing the flow of the Chenab River into Pakistan. Pakistan warned that such actions could be considered acts of war . Both nations have suspended diplomatic and commercial ties, and international leaders, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, have called for restraint to prevent a full-scale conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors .
