Pakistan says Indian military sites targeted
G7 warns India-Pakistan military escalation a ‘serious threat’ to regional stability
The Group of Seven (G7) major countries urged maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan and called on them to engage in direct dialogue amid rising hostilities between the two nuclear-armed Asian neighbours.
“Further military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability. We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides,” according to the statement, which was posted in the official website of the government of Canada, a member of the G7.
“We continue to monitor events closely and express our support for a swift and lasting diplomatic resolution.”
More on Pakistan’s military operation against India
In a post on X, Al Jazeera’s correspondent Osama Bin Javaid said, according to military sources, Pakistan is attacking “multiple targets” across India.
Pakistan launched its operation right after dawn prayers on Saturday, he said.
Sirens, loud explosion reported in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir
India’s ANI news agency is reporting an explosion in the Dibber area of Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir.
A video clip posted by ANI showed smoke rising over the area where the reported explosion happened.
The report added that sirens were also activated following the incident, which happened just minutes after Pakistan’s military announced the launch of its retaliatory military operation against India.
This report could not be independently verified by Al Jazeera.
Pakistani state media claims India’s power grid hit by cyberattack
State-run outlet PTV News is now reporting that India’s power grid has been hit by a cyberattack launched as part of Operation Bunyan Marsoos.
This claim could not be independently verified by Al Jazeera. The Indian government has yet to comment.
We will bring you more information when we have it.
Pakistan’s operation targets Indian missile storage sites
Osama Bin Javaid, Reporting from Lahore, Pakistan
According to the Pakistani military, there have been multiple assets which have been engaged, including its Fatah-1 medium-range missile system, which is being used to target those military facilities.
Pakistan said it was bound to carry out this attack after India carried out the attack on May 7, 2025 and killed its civilians and citizens.
All those sites that have been targeted are the ones that Pakistan said have been used to put targets on the backs of its citizens; India targeted mosques, places of worship, as well as military sites.
What are BrahMos missiles?
We have been reporting on Pakistan’s operation Bunyan Marsoos, which has targeted several military sites in India and Indian-administered Kashmir over recent hours.
One of the attacks has reportedly hit a BrahMos missile storage site in Beas in India’s Punjab province.
BrahMos missiles are supersonic missiles with a top range of 800km (497 miles) that can be launched from a range of military vehicles, including submarines, ships and fighter aircraft.
They were developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Russian rocket design bureau, NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
The name is a portmanteau of the Brahmaputra River in India and the Moskva River in Russia.
‘Intense night’ as Pakistan launches strikes on Indian targets
Osama Bin Javaid, Reporting from Lahore, Pakistan
An intense night where multiple Pakistani airbases came under attack.
The Pakistani military says that all of those were thwarted.
But it was not just those aerial attacks. Across the Line of Control in Kashmir, in Sialkot, and across various sectors in Pakistan, there was intense firing and shelling, and in the past few minutes, we’ve heard from other cities as well, including Lahore and Karachi, where multiple explosions have been heard.
In the past few days, Pakistan said it had downed more than 80 drones that were fired into its territory by India.
So, all in all, it appears that all of these tensions that had been ratcheting up have finally culminated in this attack by Pakistan.
Pakistan said that it reserved the right to attack India, citing Article 51 of the UN Charter, because India carried out, according to Pakistani officials, an unprovoked attack and did not provide any proof for its allegations that Pakistan was in any way involved in terrorist activities on Indian soil.
Pakistani PM calls National Command Authority meeting
Pakistan’s military has said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the country’s top civilian and military body, which takes key national security decisions, including those related to the country’s nuclear arsenal.
We will bring you more information when we have it.
Pakistan says Indian military sites targeted
Osama Bin Javaid, Reporting from Lahore, Pakistan
Right after morning prayers here in Pakistan, the Pakistan military launched its counteroffensive against India, codenamed “Bunyan Marsoos”, after a verse in the Quran.
It has targeted a number of sites across India. These are all military sites, including one missile station as well as two airfields.
According to military sources, all of these locations have been involved in targeting Pakistani civilians, places of worship, as well as military installations.
Pakistan had been saying that it did not want to go to this level, but it was forced to because after the May 7, 2025 attacks, Pakistan immediately responded, saying that it reserved the right … to respond and protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Islamabad says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty an ‘attack’ on Pakistan’s people
We have reported extensively on the decision of India to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty amid the escalating conflict with neighbouring Pakistan.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan has issued further comments on the development, calling it an “attack” on Pakistan’s people.
The spokesman said that from Islamabad’s perspective, the treaty “remains fully in force and is binding on the parties”, according to a transcript of a briefing published on the ministry’s website.
“There is no provision in the treaty to hold it in abeyance,” the spokesman added.
“Millions of people are dependent on the water being regulated by this treaty. The Indian decision is equivalent to an attack on the people of Pakistan and its economy.”
‘Situation extremely critical’ as Pakistan and India trade heavy fire
Kamal Hyder, Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan
It was after the attack on the airfield, which shook the city of Rawalpindi in the early hour of the morning – and after several days of sending suicide drones all over Pakistan – the Indian Air Force attacked these airbases with standoff munitions, which means they must have fired these from a distance.
After that, Pakistan launched a massive retaliation.
As we speak, we are being told that drones are still hovering over Delhi.
Pakistan has struck several major front line military bases. They are claiming that they have destroyed a (missile) battery, they’ve destroyed several airfields, that they’ve attacked artillery gun positions.
And the Pakistani prime minister has called a meeting of the National Command Authority. Now this is a step higher because this deals with Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and therefore the situation is extremely critical.
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