India announced Wednesday that it had conducted strikes against what it called “terrorist infrastructure” within Pakistan, in two territories that it occupies. Pakistani security officials reported at least one child killed and two people wounded in the strikes.

According to a statement from the Press Information Bureau of India, “Operation Sindoor” was launched to target terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, from which attacks against India were allegedly planned and directed. 

India’s Defense Ministry stated that its actions were “focused, measured and non-escalatory,” and emphasized that “No Pakistan military facilities have been targeted.”

The statement also asserted that “India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.” 

Reports indicate the missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. One Pakistani security official reported that a strike in the city of Bahawalpur resulted in the death of a child and injuries to a woman and a man.

The attack reportedly occurred in a remote, isolated valley, and survivors claimed that the attackers accused some victims of supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

expressed his hope that the tension between the two nations subsides. 

“It’s a shame. We just heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval (Office),” he said. “I just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time. You know, they’ve been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it.”

“I just hope it ends very quickly,” he added. 

This military action occurs amidst heightened tensions between the two nuclear powers, following an April 22 attack that resulted in 26 fatalities in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir. Kashmir is a long-disputed territory and one of the most militarized regions globally.

Kashmir’s status has been contested since India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947. 

India accuses Pakistan of supporting the , an allegation that Islamabad denies.

Pakistani army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, told ARY News that the missiles originated from within Indian territory and that no Indian aircraft violated Pakistani airspace.

“This was a cowardly attack targeting innocent civilians under the cover of darkness,” Sharif stated.

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