7 May 2025
Speaking from Indian-administered Kashmir, journalist Umar Meraj told Al Jazeera that there is still now official comment from India on Pakistan’s claims that five Indian warplanes were downed overnight.
An unidentified aircraft fell on a school building on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, Meraj said, adding that it is unknown if the aircraft crash landed as security forces have sealed off the area.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Pakistan’s Armed Forces said India’s military attacked six locations in Pakistan, killing at least eight people, including a 3-year-old girl.
- The Indian Army says Pakistani artillery fire killed three people in Indian-administered Kashmir.
- Pakistani officials claim their forces have shot down five Indian warplanes and taken some Indian soldiers prisoner. India did not immediately comment.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said India’s attack was “unprovoked” and his country was responding resolutely.
- The Indian Embassy in Washington, DC, said “India’s actions” were “focused and precise”.
- US President Donald Trump has called the situation “a shame”, saying he hopes “it ends quickly”.
- The foreign ministries of China and the United Arab Emirates have urged restraint on both sides.
