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10/5/2025–|Last update: 10/5/202503:24 (Mecca time)
Pakistan launched, at dawn today, Saturday, a military operation to respond to an Indian attack, according to official television, after Islamabad said that India fired missiles towards important military centers, on the third night of the largest confrontation between them for decades.
The Pakistani army said that the operation it called “Al -Bunyan Al -Marsous” targeted the two bases of Pathancott and the Airbounds in India, and a site of “Brahamus” missiles.
Reuters reported that several explosions in the cities of Amritsar and Jamo in India were reported.
The agency also quoted a Pakistani official that the army is hitting several targets, including a missile storage site in Bias, India.
This came after the Pakistani army said that India fired rockets towards important military centers, indicating that a number of missiles fell in Indian territory.
There was no comment immediately from the Indian side after Islamabad said that 3 of its air bases were targeted, and that the origins of the Air Force “are still safe.”
“Shocking news”
“I would like to inform you of the shocking news that India fired 6 ballistic missiles from Adambur, one of which fell in Adambur and the remaining 5 fell in the Amritsar area in Punjab, India,” the Pakistani army spokesman said in a sudden statement broadcast on official television late Friday night.
On the other hand, the Commander of the Amritsar Region said in a message to the residents on their phones, “There is no need to panic. The sirens are called and we are at maximum alert. There is no need to panic, as happened before, turned off the lights and moved away from the windows. We will inform you when we are ready to return the electrical current.”
Reuters reported that 4 explosions were built in the Indian city of Amritsar.
In another statement, the Pakistani army said, “India continued its blatant aggression by firing missiles at important Pakistani military centers,” noting that the air defenses intercepted most of these missiles, and that what was not intercepted was failed to reach its goals.
He added that “India should prepare for our response and our forces ready to defend its lands, air field and national security.”
Meanwhile, Reuters reported hearing several explosions in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
Close the airspace
For its part, the Pakistani Airports Authority announced that the country’s airspace will remain closed to all kinds of flights from 03:15 from dawn on Saturday to 12:00 pm local time.
Earlier on Friday, Pakistan announced that it had shot down 77 Israeli -made attacks of India, and accused New Delhi of targeting civilian areas.
The Director of the Public Relations Department in the Pakistani army, Lieutenant -General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said that the number of civilian deaths as a result of the Indian attacks has risen to 33 civilians, and the number of injured people reached 62, stressing at the same time that the Pakistani army did not lose any of its members.
For its part, India announced on Friday that it had been attacked by Pakistani enlightenings targeting across Kashmir and Punjab in the northwest of the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his national security adviser, the defense minister and leaders of the armed forces, according to his office announced on Friday.
India closed 24 airports and local media reported that the suspension of air traffic will continue until next week.
An invitation to control the soul
On the other hand, the Group of Seven urged both India and Pakistan to “exercise the utmost restraint”, and called them to engage in a direct dialogue with the escalation of combat actions between the two nuclear neighbors.
And India had launched missile strikes last night targeting what it described as terrorist dens inside Pakistani territory, following an attack in the Bagham area of Kashmir region, killing 26 people on April 22.
New Delhi said that her strikes targeted 9 sites belonging to armed groups, while Islamabad said that the strikes hit 6 civilian sites and killed and wounded dozens of civilians.
Pakistan announced that it had shot down 5 Indian warplanes, while India said it had shot down a Pakistani plane.
