(7 May 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Islamabad, Pakistan – 7 May 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Riazat Butt, The Associated Press:
"India has fired missiles into Pakistan, which has vowed a robust response. The escalation follows April’s deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. India accuses Pakistan of backing the attack, which Pakistan denies. Wednesday’s early morning strikes on Pakistan and the threat of retaliation have stoked fears of a war between the nuclear armed neighbours. It’s the biggest breakdown in relations between them since 2019. But the early morning strikes show that India can hurt Pakistan without entering its airspace or deploying nuclear weapons. India was under huge pressure to respond because the victims in last month’s gun attack were civilians. It said its armed forces targeted sites used by militants linked to the assault."
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Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan – 7 May 2025
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2. Ambulances arriving at Victoria Hospital carrying wounded
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Muzaffarabad, Pakistani-controlled Kashmir – 7 May 2025
++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
3. Various of areas hit by Indian missiles, showing aftermath of the strike
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Islamabad, Pakistan – 7 May 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Riazat Butt, The Associated Press:
"In the current situation, it’s up to Pakistan to decide how it fights back without provoking India further and without starting something it can’t win. So far it claims to have shot down several Indian jets in retaliation."
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Near Akhnoor, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 7 May 2025
5. Various of smoke rising from debris of what is believed to be an unidentified aircraft
6. Wide of security personnel standing near debris of an unidentified aircraft
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Pulwama district, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 7 May 2025
7. Various of debris of an unidentified aircraft lying on ground
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Islamabad, Pakistan – 7 May 2025
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Riazat Butt, The Associated Press:
"Furthermore, Pakistan’s National Security Committee says the country has the right to respond in self-defense at a time, place, and manner of its choosing. That statement doesn’t rule out retaliation, but it doesn’t guarantee it either. For now, India and Pakistan might feel they’ve done enough to show their strength at home and to each other. The next 24 hours are going to be crucial to see who makes the next move."
STORYLINE:
India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets.
The missiles killed more than two dozen people, including women and children, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the country’s Punjab province, Pakistan’s military said. The strikes targeted at least nine sites “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned,” India’s Defense Ministry said.
Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the specter that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict. Already, it’s the worst confrontation between the rivals since 2019, when they came close to war.
Following the strikes, there was a heavy exchange of fire that officials in each country said left more people dead. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended the armed forces for shooting down five Indian jets, which he said were hit after they fired their missiles but while still in Indian airspace.
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