India's air strikes on Pakistan: Sharif's impending answer!

India's air strikes on Pakistan: Sharif's impending answer!

On the evening of May 7, 2025, India carried out air strikes to several destinations in Pakistan, which led to an intensification of the already tense relationships between the two countries. The Indian attack was directed against objects that are allegedly associated with terrorist infrastructure. These attacks took place in the context of a previously taken terrorist attack on April 22nd in the Indian -controlled cashmere, with 26 people, mainly Indian tourists, killed. India is responsible for Pakistan for this attack, which is decisively rejected by Islamabad, as ZDF reports .

Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif immediately announced that the country would react to the Indian attacks and confirmed that Pakistan had the right to answer appropriately. According to reports from Pakistani secret service circles, a child was killed in the air strikes and two Indian fighter jets were shot down. Such dramatic developments confirm the increasing tensions between India and Pakistan, which are on the border to an armed conflict, as

Indian offensive and Pakistani reactions

The Indian government said that the military operations were carried out under the name "Operation Sindoor". They aim to neutralize terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistanically occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India claims that these infrastructures were the starting points for terrorist attacks against India. In these operations, however, India ensured that they did not attack Pakistani military facilities, and emphasized that the attacks were targeted and moderately, so ZDF .

The Pakistani army and the secret service reported clearly audible explosions in several places in the country and in the Pakistani part of Kashmir, which has increased the situation considerably. Pakistan continues to expect an Indian military strike and prepares accordingly.

historical context and persistent tensions

The current tensions between India and Pakistan are not new and roots in a long history of the conflict. Since the division of India in 1947, which led to massive acts of violence and displacement, the two countries have shaped an eventful relationship. The first Indian-Pakistani War broke out in 1948, followed by further conflicts and an ongoing military rivalry, especially about the Kashmir region

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Despite all political tensions and military conflicts, there are cultural connections between the two nations. Similarities such as language and traditions have caused the fact that many citizens of both countries maintain a strong interest in sports such as Cricket, which is considered a national sport and, despite the rivalry, provide elements. In the past few decades, attempts have been made again and again to normalize relationships, but they were often unsuccessful and were interrupted by terrorist activities and military conflicts, as was combined with an overview of wikipedia .