This action comes after 26 tourists were killed in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir in April.
India announced that it fired missiles into several areas of Pakistan-controlled territory on May 7, including the divided Kashmir region.
“A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,” the statement said.
“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature,” it added. “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”
Pakistani officials said that at least three people have died, including one child, and 12 were injured. One of the places reportedly struck was a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab.
This action came amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries after 26 male tourists were killed in a terrorist attack in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir in April. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, which Pakistani authorities have denied, and vowed to respond.
According to Reuters, Pakistan said that it had intelligence saying India was planning to attack.
President Donald Trump said that the airstrikes were a shame, acknowledging that the two nations have been fighting each other for a long time, and expressed his hope that the conflict “ends very quickly.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on April 30 to urge the two nations to de-escalate tensions in Kashmir.
In a statement, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said: “The secretary expressed his sorrow for the lives lost in the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, and reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to cooperation with India against terrorism.
“He also encouraged India to work with Pakistan to de-escalate tensions and maintain peace and security in South Asia.”
Following the call, Jaishankar wrote on X on May 1: “Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with Secretary Rubio yesterday. Its perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice.”
Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with US @SecRubio yesterday. Its perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 1, 2025
After the strike, the Indian army said in a post on X, “Justice is served.”
Chris Summers, The Associated Press, and Reuters contributed to this report.
By T.J. Muscaro
