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Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on India

May 10, 2025, 1:17am EDT
South Asia
Pakistani security forces stand guard
Pakistani security forces stand guard. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters.
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Pakistan launched a retaliatory military operation against India, responding to what it said were New Delhi’s air strikes on three of its air bases, further ratcheting up tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors.

Relations have plummeted in recent days following the killing of dozens of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, an attack that New Delhi linked to Islamabad, allegations Pakistan denied.

On Saturday, Pakistan said it launched surface-to-surface missiles against Indian air bases and missile-storage sites. It said these attacks were in response to Indian strikes against its own air bases. New Delhi did not immediately confirm the claims.

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