The Latest: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan responds
May 9, 2025, 5:26 PM

Police officers remove vehicles and people from the main entry of Nur Khan airbase following Indian missile strike on airbase, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
State-run Pakistan Television said Saturday that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan. It did not give details, and it was unclear which military locations in India were being targeted.
鈥淢ultiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks,鈥 the state-run media reported.
India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but most of the missiles were intercepted, Pakistan鈥檚 army spokesman said Saturday. It鈥檚 the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a gun massacre last month that India blames Pakistan for.
Here is the latest:
Blasts and gunfire were heard in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday morning.
A security official said a local air base had activated its defense system to take down a drone. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The official did not give further details, including the number of drones or if they were Indian.
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Srinagar resident Mohammed Yasin said he heard at least two explosions.
鈥淥ur home shook and windows rattled,鈥 he said.
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The explosions on Saturday were heard in the disputed region鈥檚 two big cities of Srinagar and Jammu, and the garrison town of Udhampur.
鈥淓xplosions that we are hearing today are different from the ones we heard the last two nights during drone attacks,鈥 said Sheesh Paul Vaid, the region鈥檚 former top police official and a resident of Jammu. 鈥淚t looks like a war here.鈥
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The Group of Seven nations, or G7, has urged 鈥渕aximum restraint鈥 from both India and Pakistan as hostilities flared.
鈥淔urther military escalation poses a serious threat to regional stability. We are deeply concerned for the safety of civilians on both sides,鈥 a statement by Canada on behalf of G7 foreign ministers said Friday.
鈥淲e call for immediate de-escalation and encourage both countries to engage in direct dialogue towards a peaceful outcome,鈥 the statement said.
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The Indian army said in a statement late Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations in Indian states bordering Pakistan and in Indian-controlled Kashmir, including region鈥檚 Srinagar main city.
It said the drones were tracked and engaged.
鈥淭he situation is under close and constant watch, and prompt action is being taken wherever necessary,鈥 the statement said.
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Syed Mohammad Ali, a defense analyst, says Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes after exercising maximum restraint.
He said Pakistan is using its ballistic missiles to hit those Indian military facilities from where India launched the latest attacks on Pakistan.
鈥淭he world knows that Pakistan exercised maximum restraint. We gave diplomacy a chance when friendly countries made efforts to defuse the situation, but India kept on indulging in aggression,鈥 he said.