Pakistan and India in new battles last night – « Prepared to Back »
The Indian Army calls the latest seizures from the neighboring country a « flagrant escalation » of the fighting. At 07.00 in the morning, it was claimed that Pakistan made attempts at air attacks with drones and artillery in 26 places above the dividing line in the disputed Kashmir region, and also used a « high-speed missile » against a military facility in the Indian state of Punjab. India also accuses Pakistan of attacking civilian buildings in Indian Kashmir, Reuters says.
In response, India must have hit radar plants and other military goals, it is argued.
The BBC reports that there have been explosions in the cities of Srinagar and Jammu in India, and also from Udhampur in Indian Kashmir and Pathankot in Punjab, where there are military installations.
At 09 o’clock in the morning, more explosions are reported, including close to an army headquarters at an air base in Srinagar.
According to Pakistan, the attack tonight is an answer on Indian attacks against three military bases in Pakistan, in Rawalpindi ten kilometers from the capital Islamabad and in Chakwal and Shorkot.
The battles of recent days are the worst in 30 years between the two nuclear weapons, which for decades disputed Kashmir. Many places in the border areas have been emptied when the population has moved. The US and G7 countries have expressed concern about the development and are trying to mediate in the conflict.
On Saturday morning, Pakistanian Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on TV that « if India ends here, then we also consider it ». The statement comes after a telephone call with US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who urged the combatants to step down and to establish communication channels to prevent incorrect assessments.
Even the Indian military states Be prepared not to step up the fighting, provided Pakistan follows.
At the same time, India claims that Pakistan continues with war preparations, including through troop movements towards border areas.
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