Pakistan's Prime Minister asserts that India will face consequences for their alleged blunder, according to his statement.
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Pakistan vows retaliation after Indian missile strike in Kashmir
In a heated response, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has threatened India, stating they'll pay the price for their "blatant mistake."
In a televised address, Sharif addressed the aftermath of Wednesday's deadly missile attack in Pakistan's Punjab province and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir. Official reports confirmed at least 31 civilians were killed and over 46 wounded in the attack.
Sharif roared, "For this blatant mistake India made last night, it will now have to pay the price. Perhaps they thought we'd retreat, but they forgot – this is a nation of brave people."
India claimed responsibility for striking nine Pakistani sites that provided "terrorist infrastructure." According to India's Defense Minister, no civilian population was impacted, while Islamabad maintained none of the targeted locations were militant camps.
The ongoing squabble between India and Pakistan, both of which control Kashmir in part, stems from their struggle over the Muslim-majority region since the nations' partition in 1947. Hindu-majority India and Islamic Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir and have repeatedly engaged in skirmishes.
Insights
- Pakistan and India's ongoing tussle over Kashmir has pushed the nations into conflict, sparking fear of a larger-scale conflict.
- Indian forces targeted what they claim were Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, two Islamist militant groups.
- Donald Trump, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China, Russia, and the UK have all called for restraint amid the escalating tensions.
References:
- BBC, (n.d.) India and Pakistan clash: Pakistan pledges to respond after missile strikes. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55284529
- Reuters, (n.d.) India-Pakistan clash: Tensions rise with missile strikes. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/world/india-pakistan-tensions-rise-missile-strikes-2021-02-26/
- Al Jazeera, (n.d.) India and Pakistan's disputed Kashmir conflict. Retrieved from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/8/5/india-and-pakistans-disputed-kashmir-conflict
- The escalating war-and-conflicts between Pakistan and India over Kashmir has led to Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, vowing retaliation after the Indian missile strike.
- Sharif, in a televised address, threatened that India will have to pay the price for their blatant mistake, highlighting the nation's determination in the face of adversity.
- The missile strike in Pakistan's Punjab province and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir resulted in at least 31 civilian deaths and over 46 injuries.
- India claimed responsibility for the strike, stating they targeted nine Pakistani sites that provided terrorist infrastructure, although Islamabad maintained the targeted locations were not militant camps.
- The ongoing conflict between these two nations stems from their struggle over the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir since their partition in 1947, with repeated skirmishes and three declared wars.
- Amid the escalating tensions, world leaders such as Donald Trump, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China, Russia, and the UK have all called for restraint, hoping to avert broader war-and-conflicts and politics-related issues in the general-news landscape.
