On Wednesday morning, India carried out multiple missile attacks on parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in which at least 26 people were killed, including a three-year-old child.India has claimed its Operation Sindoor targeted nine sites with “terrorist infrastructure”.
In response, Pakistan has claimed it has brought down five Indian planes – but India has not commented on this claim. At least 10 civilians have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir due to Pakistani fire since Wednesday morning, according to local officials.
Al Jazeera visualises what has happened so far and the military capabilities of both countries.
Why did India attack Pakistan?
On Wednesday morning, Pakistan’s armed forces said Indian missiles struck six locations, including four places in Punjab province – the first time that India has hit Pakistan’s most populous state since the 1971 war between the neighbours.
The remaining two places targeted were Muzaffarabad and Kotli, both in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Advertisement
India claims that it also struck a seventh location – Bhimber, also located in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The attacks are India’s response to a deadly attack on tourists on April 22, in which gunmen killed 25 tourists and a local pony rider in the scenic town of Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir. According to multiple witness accounts, the attackers separated the men from the women and tried to pick non-Muslims as their targets. The gunmen subsequently escaped, and Indian secur …
