Pakistan Downs 25 Drones Amid Escalating Tensions With India

The hits follow missile strikes on locations that killed 31 civilians in the Islamic republic a day earlier, according to Islamabad.
Pakistan Downs 25 Drones Amid Escalating Tensions With India
International media visit a mosque after Indian strikes in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025. Zubair Abbasi /Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Guy Birchall
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Pakistan shot down more than two dozen Indian drones overnight, as one attacked a military target near the city of Lahore in the east of the country, causing damage and wounding soldiers, Islamabad said Thursday.

The downings follow Indian missile strikes on locations that killed 31 civilians in the Islamic republic a day earlier, according to officials.

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