Pakistan Army’s Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary said in a press conference late night that India has targeted the mosque in Bahawalpur with missiles. India has also carried out missile attacks in Kotli and Muzaffarabad. Jet of India carried out these attacks from its aerial border. He also said that Pakistan Air Force has deployed its fighter aircraft in retaliation.
‘Pakistan will respond to attacks’
Lieutenant General Chaudhary said, ‘India carried out air strikes in three places in Subhanallah Masjid, Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Ahmed East area of Bahawalpur. The attack was carried out from inside the border of India. All our Air Force Jets are in the air and were not allowed to enter the Pakistan border. I want to say clearly that Pakistan will answer this at the time and place of its will. He said that the loss is being assessed and further information will be given.
Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said that the confrontation with India is almost certain and it can happen anytime. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan has every right to respond to this action of the war imposed by India. He said that his forces are fully prepared and India will definitely be answered.
26 people died on April 22 in Pahalgam, Kashmir. After this, India indicated the attack on Pakistan. There have been attacks targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir and Punjab in the early hours of Wednesday. In this operation, India targeted nine places.