We will not back down. Considering the damage India has caused on our side, they also deserve to be hit, says Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Pakistani military spokesperson, at a press conference.
So far, we have protected ourselves, but they will get an answer when we are ready.
India accuses Pakistan of nightly attacks with hundreds of drones and weapons along the entire border. They could be repelled and "suitable" responses, writes the Indian military in a post on X.
They are also accused of several "ceasefire violations" across the so-called control line in northern Kashmir, controlled by Pakistan, and the southern parts controlled by India.
This is denied by Pakistan's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar. So far, no targets on international territory have been attacked, he claims.
Several dead
At least two people have been killed and several injured in India-controlled Kashmir during the night against Friday, according to Indian authorities.
In Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, at least four civilians, including a two-year-old girl, have been killed by Indian shelling, according to Pakistani police.
In response, the Pakistani army launched a powerful counterattack and attacked three Indian posts on the other side of the control line, says Adeel Khan of the Pakistani police to AFP.
Shafqat Ali Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, urges the world to take "India's war hysteria" seriously.
It is very unfortunate that India's reckless behavior has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a larger conflict, he says at a press conference.
Schools close
It is the third day of escalated military violence between the countries. On Friday, schools are closed in parts of Kashmir and several nearby areas.
India has canceled departures from 24 airports in the northern parts of the country. Air traffic is expected to resume as usual at the earliest on May 15, according to The Times of India.
Tensions between the countries have increased sharply after a massacre of tourists on April 22 in the Indian-controlled part of the Kashmir region.
India accuses Pakistan of having given its support to the perpetrators, which is denied by the country.
The night against Wednesday, India carried out an airstrike against what the country describes as terrorist targets, in response to the massacre. More than 50 people are reported to have been killed since then, the majority in Pakistan.
