India fired several missiles into Pakistan overnight on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani army, which said it has responded from the “air and ground.”
The attacks, labeled Operation Sindoor, targeted nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Indian Defense Ministry.
The Pakistani army said India struck five locations, including Kotli, Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur. Three people were killed and 12 injured, the Pakistani army said.
In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, a person injured in a suspected Indian missile attack, receives treatment at a hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, May 7, 2025.
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Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said in a statement that “Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given.”
Following the strikes, the Indian army said, “Justice is served.”
India has blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack in the disputed Kashmir region that occurred in April. The militant attack, known as the Pahalgam incident, left 26 people dead in Indian-held Kashmir.
Pakistan said in late April it had credible evidence India intended to carry out military action against Pakistan in the coming days, according to Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
President Donald Trump responded to India’s missile attack at the Oval Office, calling it “a shame.”
“Just heard about it,” Trump said when asked by a reporter for his reaction to the strikes. “I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time.”
Trump added, ‘I just hope it ends very quickly.”
A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, May 7, 2025.
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The State Department said it is “closely monitoring developments.”
“We are aware of the reports, however we have no assessment to offer at this time,” a State Department official said.
The Trump administration has been supportive of India’s concerns over terrorism and pushed Pakistan to publicly condemn last month’s attack in Kashmir.
State Department officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have been working to contain retaliation from India.
ABC News’ Habibullah Khan and Shannon K. Kingston contributed to this report.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
