The Latest: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan responds

State-run Pakistan Television explained Saturday that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan It did not give details and it was unclear which military locations in India were being targeted Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks the state-run media released India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but bulk of the missiles were intercepted Pakistan s army spokesman explained Saturday It s the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for There was no way to independently verify all the actions attributed to Pakistan or India Here is the latest US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Pakistan s army chief Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir earlier in contemporary times Spokesperson Tammy Bruce commented he continued to urge both parties to find tactics to deescalate and offered U S assistance in starting constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts Indian army says it destroyed multiple Pakistani armed drones The Indian army revealed in a announcement that it destroyed multiple Pakistani armed drones that were spotted flying over a military cantonment in northern Punjab state s Amritsar city early Saturday Pakistan s blatant attempt to violate India s sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable Indian Army will thwart enemy designs the message mentioned Red alert SMS sent to residents in northern Punjab s Amritsar city In northern Punjab s Amritsar city home to the famous Golden Temple the local administration issued a red alert Saturday with sirens blaring in the area In an SMS message to residents the administration requested they stay indoors and stay away from windows A red alert also issued in the town of Bathinda in Punjab which happens to be the location of a key air force station Pakistan says it targeted S- air defense system in India Pakistan s military revealed on Saturday that its retaliatory strikes against India are ongoing According to a comment by the military the Pakistan Air Force s JF- Thunder aircraft launched hypersonic missiles that struck a key Indian military facility in Adampur in Punjab s Jalandhar district where India has an air force base The military claimed that the Indian S- air defense system was destroyed in the strike on Adampur India has not commented on any of the insists and there was no way to independently verify the information Indian prime minister held meeting with top prevention representatives hours before Pakistan stated India launched missiles Hours before Pakistan s claim of India launching missiles into its territories to target air bases Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top shield administrators including defense minister Rajnath Singh national precaution adviser Ajit Doval and the chiefs of the army navy and air force A video circulated by Modi s office overnight displayed one of the Indian military executives taking notes of the discussion The video did not include sound At least one dead and two wounded from shelling in Indian-controlled Kashmir A civil administrator was killed and two others wounded in Pakistani shelling in a frontier town near the highly militarized Line of Control in Indian-controlled Kashmir administrators revealed on Saturday Chief Minister Omar Abdullah explained the official was killed when a Pakistani shell hit his house in southern Rajouri town early Saturday Police disclosed the official s two staff members were critically injured in the occurrence Indian and Pakistani soldiers have heavily exchanged artillery and gunfire along the Line of Control that divides the disputed Kashmir region between two nuclear-armed rivals Indian personnel revealed Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery mortars and gunfire at multiple locations in Indian-controlled Kashmir They reported Indian soldiers responded Saturday s killing takes the death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir to since Wednesday when the two countries latest military standoff began Pakistan has disclosed Indian mortar and artillery fire has killed civilians in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the same period Pakistan foreign minister says his country had no other option but to launch retaliatory strikes Pakistan s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar declared the country launched retaliatory strikes after exercising restraint for several days in the face of repeated Indian aggression There was no other option because India presented no sincerity in response to the diplomatic efforts made by friendly countries Dar narrated Geo News He noted Pakistan had made it clear repeatedly that it reserves the right to respond under the provisions of the U N Charter adding We acted only after India continued firing drones and missiles He blamed India for the escalation saying India gave no positive response to the efforts that were made by the international society to defuse the situation Dar noted the world wished peace in the region but India ignored all pleas from the international region India will abstain from IMF meeting on Pakistan aid New Delhi Finance Ministry says it will abstain from a key meeting at the IMF on Friday that was convened for a fresh tranche of bailout package to Islamabad In a dissent note New Delhi raised concerns over the efficacy of IMF programs for Pakistan given its poor track record and the possibility of misuse of debt financing funds for state-sponsored cross limit terrorism a report from India s finance ministry revealed Pakistan PM convenes National Command Authority State-run Pakistan Television shared Saturday morning that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened a meeting of the National Command Authority the body responsible for overseeing the country s missile project and other strategic assets The meeting will be attended by the heads of the armed forces the intelligence chief and senior Cabinet members It is expected to review the latest developments following Pakistan s retaliatory strikes against India Pakistan shuts down flights countrywide Pakistan has shut down every airport for all flight operations according to the country s civil aviation authority In a report it commented the decision to close Pakistan s airspace for all flights was made because of the progressing situation following the attacks made by India Explosions in India appear to have been near military bases former Indian police official says Explosions were heard from areas that have military bases declared Shesh Paul Vaid a former top police official for Indian-controlled Kashmir and a resident of Jammu He added that it appeared army sites were being targeted There was no immediate comment from India s defense and foreign ministry and its armed forces Backing erupts in Pakistan s major cities for the country s retaliation against India Despite the Indian attacks life in Pakistan s major cities remained normal on Saturday morning As soon as people learned that Pakistan had carried out a retaliatory strike against India residents of major cities across Pakistan were seen raising slogans in advocacy of the country s armed forces Thank God we have at last responded to Indian aggression declared Muhammad Ashraf who had come to Lahore s Anarkali Bazaar for an early morning breakfast In the city of Multan Punjab Muhammad Rizwan reported that the Pakistani armed forces had won the hearts of the entire nation by taking strong action against India The entire Pakistani nation is united against Indian aggression the young man disclosed My family and I are unfailingly ready to shed our blood for Pakistan and its armed forces he added Saudi Arabian official meets with Indian and Pakistani leaders in effort to defuse conflict Saudi Arabia s junior foreign affairs minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met senior bureaucrats in India and Pakistan this week as part of the Kingdom s efforts to defuse ongoing tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals In a declaration issued Saturday on the social media platform X the foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia explained that during the visit it essentially called for de-escalation ending ongoing military confrontations and resolving all disputes through dialogue and diplomatic channels Gunfire heard in northwest Pakistan Blasts and gunfire were heard in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday morning A measure official reported a local air base had activated its defense system to take down a drone The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media The official did not give further details including the number of drones or if they were Indian Contributed by Riazat Butt Resident says there were at least two explosions in India-controlled Kashmir Srinagar resident Mohammed Yasin disclosed he heard at least two explosions Our home shook and windows rattled he declared Loud explosions heard at multiple places in Indian-controlled Kashmir residents say The explosions on Saturday were heard in the disputed region s two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu and the garrison town of Udhampur Explosions that we are hearing this day are different from the ones we heard the last two nights during drone attacks commented Sheesh Paul Vaid the region s former top police official and a resident of Jammu It looks like a war here G urges both India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint The Group of Seven nations or G has urged maximum restraint from both India and Pakistan as hostilities flared Further military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides a announcement by Canada on behalf of G foreign ministers stated Friday We call for immediate de-escalation and encourage both countries to engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome the report revealed India says drones sighted in locations in perimeter areas The Indian army noted in a announcement late Friday that drones were sighted in locations in Indian states bordering Pakistan and in Indian-controlled Kashmir including region s Srinagar main city It revealed the drones were tracked and engaged The situation is under close and constant watch and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary the report stated Analyst says Pakistan exercised maximum restraint before retaliating Syed Mohammad Ali a defense analyst says Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes after exercising maximum restraint He noted Pakistan is using its ballistic missiles to hit those Indian military facilities from where India launched the latest attacks on Pakistan The world knows that Pakistan exercised maximum restraint We gave diplomacy a chance when friendly countries made efforts to defuse the situation but India kept on indulging in aggression he mentioned Source