India reports Pakistani missiles and drone attack in Indian Kashmir

Pakistan has attacked respective subject installations with missiles and drones successful the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, the Indian authorities said connected Thursday.

A subject presumption adjacent the borderline successful the Indian authorities of Punjab was besides targeted successful the airstrikes, according to the Integrated Defence Staff office liable for coordination among the Indian army's branches, which posted the accusation connected Platform X.

The menace had been "neutralized," it said. There were nary reported casualties. It was initially unclear whether the attacks were continuing. There was nary confirmation of the attacks from Pakistan.

According to Indian media reports, large explosions successful the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir precocious Thursday evening caused panic amongst section people. Air raid sirens were sounded.

The India Today paper reported that a drone had deed the airdrome successful the metropolis of Jammu, wherever an aerial unit installation is located. India said it had activated its aerial defence system.

"Suspected bombing, shelling oregon rocket strikes," the erstwhile constabulary main of the Union Territory, Shesh Paul Vaid, wrote connected X.

India's authorities had antecedently stated that it had attacked aerial defence systems successful respective locations successful Pakistan overnight. Pakistan, for its part, said it had changeable down 25 Indian drones.

Tensions betwixt the 2 atomic powers person escalated importantly since a violent onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir connected April 22 that near 26 radical dead.

New Delhi accuses Pakistan of engagement successful the attack. Islamabad rejects this.