India Launches Air Strikes Against Terrorists in Pakistan-Controlled Territories

Pakistan says that at least 26 civilians had been killed in the strikes, and that its air force has shot down five Indian fighter jets. 

A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025. Stringer/Reuters

Pakistan authorities said that 26 people were killed in airstrikes launched by India targeting terrorists in 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,” a statement from the Indian government said.