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Pakistan calls Indian strikes an ‘act of war’ and vows to respond

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are concerns of an escalation. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Welcome to the News Hour. Tonight, Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people.

0:08.2

India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for an attack last month in Indian-administered Kashmir.

0:15.6

President Trump today called for the violence to end, but cross-border fire between the countries continues, and

0:21.9

there's worry in both countries of escalation.

0:24.9

Nick Schifrin begins our coverage.

0:28.4

This morning in the mountains of Pakistan administered Kashmir, a mosque shattered into

0:33.1

a shell.

0:34.1

350 miles to the south, another mosque gutted.

0:38.2

Its dome ripped off.

0:40.3

Pakistani officials say an Indian attack here killed 13.

0:45.0

This is a cowardly action by India.

0:47.7

There are certain rules in war.

0:50.0

Places of worship, hospitals, and educational institutions are not attacked.

0:55.1

Women and children are not harmed.

0:58.3

Last night strikes the most widespread aerial attack by India on Pakistan in half a century.

1:04.1

India says it targeted nine sites used by Pakistani militant groups.

1:08.3

Most of the targets within Pakistan administered Kashministered Kashmir, but some missiles

1:12.2

hit in Pakistan's Punjab province, Pakistan's heartland, where India has long accused Pakistan

1:17.8

of hosting terrorist training. India calls it revenge for the death of more than two dozen

1:23.9

mostly Hindu tourists in April, the deadliest attack on civilians in Indian

1:28.1

administered Kashmir in decades. And India today said its attacks were proportionate,

1:33.4

not designed to escalate and preemptive.

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