'pakistan Has Every Right To Give A Befitting Reply': Shehbaz Sharif Cries 'act Of War' As India Strikes On 9 Terror Sites

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif connected Wednesday said that his state has each correct to springiness a "befitting reply" aft nan Indian Air Force (IAF) struck down 9 panic sites successful Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and nan Punjab province.

He said that India carried retired attacks astatine 5 places successful Pakistan, while terming the action arsenic an "act of war". The Ministry of Defence announced astatine 01:44 americium connected May 7 that, nether nan codename Operation Sindoor, nan Indian Armed Forces executed precision strikes connected 9 panic sites successful Pakistan and POJK.

This action was a consequence to nan Pahalgam panic onslaught that resulted successful 26 deaths, including visitors and a section ponywallah. "Pakistan has each correct to springiness a befitting reply to this enactment of warfare imposed by India, and a beardown consequence is so being given,” Sharif said successful a statement.

He added that Pakistan's equipped forces "know very good really to woody pinch nan enemy". "We will ne'er fto nan force win successful its nefarious objectives,” Sharif said. Moreover, Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a gathering of nan National Security Council astatine 10 am. 

After nan strike, Pakistan closed its airspace for each aerial postulation for 48 hours. Terming nan aerial strikes by India arsenic a "flagrant violation" of Pakistan's sovereignty, nan UN charter and world law, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said connected X: "It has jeopardised location peace." 

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Pakistani news outlet Geo News: “We will respond pinch afloat force. We will salary disconnected this indebtedness successful nan mode specified indebtedness is paid." 

He added that Pakistan's consequence would beryllium kinetic arsenic good arsenic diplomatic, and it would not return agelong to respond to nan Indian attack. Asif added that world media tin travel and verify whether India targeted terrorists' camps aliases civilians. 

"All of our aerial unit jets are airborne. This cowardly and shameful onslaught was carried retired from wrong India's airspace. They were ne'er allowed to travel and intrude into nan abstraction of Pakistan,” nan Pakistani defence curate said.

Furthermore, Asif asserted: "Let maine opportunity it unequivocally: Pakistan will respond to this astatine a clip and spot of its ain choosing. This heinous provocation will not spell unanswered." He said that this "temporary happiness" that India has achieved pinch this onslaught will beryllium replaced pinch this enduring grief. 

Published on: May 7, 2025 5:56 AM IST