A 7-year-old boy, Irtiza Abbas Turi, son of the Lieutenant-Colonel of the Pakistani army Zaheer Abbas Turi, was martyred during the Indian air strikes which struck several civil zones in Azad Jammu and Cashmire and Punjab.
In a press briefing earlier during the day, Lieutenant-General of the CEO ISPR, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed that the Indian air strikes had killed 26 civilians and injured 46 others. He noted that India was targeting areas in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Muridke and Ahmedpur Sharqia.
The military spokesman said the Pakistani forces had responded by slaughtering five Indian fighter planes and a drone. “India misunderstandings will be corrected,” he said, promising that any future aggression would be filled with full force.
Meanwhile, the National Security Committee (NSC) authorized the Pakistan Armed Forces on Wednesday to undertake corresponding actions in response to Indian air strikes which targeted several civil zones.
The NSC declaration comes following the coordinated missile, air and drone strikes launched by the Indian armed forces on the night of May 6 to 7.
The forum also noted that the act of aggression of India has also caused a serious danger for commercial airlines belonging to countries of the Fraternel Gulf, endangering the lives of thousands of passengers on board. In addition, the Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project has also been deliberately targeted in violation of international conventions.
The NSC called on “not provoked, loose and illegal” attacks and stressed that it reserves the right to respond under article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, which affirms the right of a Member State to self -defense.
India’s air strikes occurred in the middle of tensions between the two nuclear armed neighbors after the attack in the Pahalgam region, Jammu-Cachemire and Kashmir (IIOJK), led to several victims. India blamed Pakistan for the attack without providing evidence – an Islamabad accusation firmly rejected.
