- Pakistan has said 31 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded by India’s strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India said 13 people have been killed in cross-border attacks from Pakistan, including one soldier.
- Addressing parliament, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan’s military shot down five Indian fighter jets during India’s assault.
- India claims its attacks have hit “terror” training sites; Pakistan says mosques and civilians were struck, calling it an “act of war” and promising a robust response.
- Pakistan’s National Security Committee said it has authorised the country’s armed forces to retaliate against India’s attacks, saying Pakistan reserves the right to respond “at a time, place, and manner of its choosing”.
- Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said Islamabad is looking to avoid an all-out war with India, but must be prepared for one.
- World powers – including the UK, France, Germany, Iran, Turkiye, Qatar and the UAE – have urged both nuclear-armed nations to show restraint and return to diplomacy.
- Iran has offered to mediate peace talks, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already held separate discussions with both India and Pakistan over the past day.
[Aljazeera]
