به گزارش خبرگزاری ایسنا، خواجه محمد آصف، وزیر دفاع پاکستان در روز پنجشنبه اعلام کرد که اسلام آباد با هند گفت‌وگوی مستقیمی انجام نمی‌دهد، اما کشورهای سوم‌جهت حاضر به کاهش تنش‌ها هستند. او به ریانووستی بیان کرد که اگر لازم باشد، پاکستان پاسخ مناسبی به حملات هند خواهد داد، که این امر می‌تواند منجر به تشدید درگیری شود.
احمد شریف چودری، ناطق‌ال南省 ارتش پاکستان در یک کنفرانس خبری اصرار داشت که نیروهای مسلح پاکستان در پاسخ به حملات هوایی هند، تنها زیرساخت‌های نظامی را هدف قرار داده‌اند و غیرنظامیان را به قلم فرو خورده‌اند.
تنش‌ها بین هند و پاکستان به حاکایت حمله 22 آوریل نزدیک شهر گردشگری پهلگام در منطقه تحت کنترل هند از کشمیر شدت یافته است، جایی که 26 نفر در حمله ای که یک گروه شورشی مسئولیت آن را بر عهده گرفته، کشته شدند. این حادثه عاملی شد که هند پاکستان را مقصر دانست، اما اسلام آباد این بیانیه را رد می‌کند.
در ضربه‌های نخستین، وزارت دفاع هند با شروع عملیات «سندور» در گ middle of the night on Wednesday, claimed that its targets were terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan. Delhi reported that 70 terrorists were killed and insisted that no Pakistani military installations were targeted.
However, the Pakistani Army disputed the Indian claims, stating that 31 people were killed and 57 others were injured as a result of the strikes. The Pakistani military also described the targeted areas as civilian and reserved the right to retaliate.
In the midst of these tensions, the national security advisors of Pakistan and India were reported to have communicated with each other. Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, mentioned that the national security advisors of both countries had been in touch following the air strikes by India.
Additionally, explosions were reported in Lahore, Pakistan, early Thursday morning, with no official cause yet announced. Pakistani media have reported the crash of an Indian drone near Lahore’s airport.
Furthermore, 21 airports in India, primarily in the northern and northwestern regions, have been closed to civilian flights until May 10th, according to the Hindu newspaper, citing sources in India’s civil aviation ministry. This closure comes in the wake of escalating tensions between the two countries. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s airspace is closed to all commercial flights in Lahore and Islamabad. Many airlines have suspended or rerouted flights in response to the tensions, while Karachi’s airport remains operational.
Source: ISNA
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