At least 11 soldiers were martyred and 78 were wounded while defending Pakistan against India’s “unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks”, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Meanwhile, 40 civilians — including seven women and 15 children — were killed in the Indian aggression and 121 others sustained injuries.
According to a statement issued by the military, the martyrs from the Pakistan Army include Naik Abdul Rehman, Lance Naik Dilawar Khan, Lance Naik Ikramullah, Naik Waqar Khalid, Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar and Sepoy Nisar.
The martyrs from the Pakistan Air Force include Squadron Leader Usman Yousuf, Chief Technician Aurangzeb, Senior Technician Najeeb, Corporal Technician Farooq, and Senior Technician Mubashir.
“Their noble sacrifice of martyrs is an enduring symbol of courage, devotion, and unwavering patriotism — etched forever in the nation’s memory,” the statement said. “Let there be no ambiguity: any attempt to challenge Pakistan’s sovereignty or territorial integrity, ever again, shall be met with a swift, full-spectrum, and decisive response.”
Pakistan’s military responded swiftly, downing 5 Indian jets, and destroying Indian brigade headquarters, checkposts along Line of Control
India launched air-to-ground missiles on three airbases on early May 10; Pakistan launched ‘Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos’ in retaliation; ceasefire came into effect following US mediation at 4:30pm the same day
Indian troops have violated the ceasefire agreement by resorting to ‘unprovoked’ shelling across the Line of Control (LoC), resulting in the death of a young man in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), officials said.
According to Sardar Waheed Khan, Director General of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), Indian forces targeted several villages in the Nakyal sector of southern Kotli district shortly after 11pm, using both small and heavy arms during a 40-minute barrage.
In Bari Dhara Mathrani, one of the affected villages, 32-year-old Muhammad Shahid, son of Muhammad Taj, sustained critical abdominal injuries when shrapnel from a mortar shell struck him.
He was initially treated at the THQ Hospital in Nakyal and later referred to the DHQ Hospital in Kotli, where he succumbed to his wounds at around 1am.
Pakistan has rubbished what it says is a continuation of a “series of false allegations from India” about ceasefire violations, state media PTV News reports citing security sources.
“Indian media is spreading fabricated and false news about drone violations from Pakistan. No Pakistani drone has crossed the border or Line of Control.
“Indian media reports are, as always, a bundle of lies. Pakistan is fully adhering to the ceasefire. In reality, Indian drones are violating the ceasefire at the Line of Control and Working Boundary,” the statement said.