Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that Indian airstrikes in multiple civilian sites across Pakistan overnight killed 26 civilians and injured 46 others.
Speaking during a briefing on Wednesday, the DG ISPR also condemned the Indian action as an unprovoked and cowardly act of aggression, Geo TV and Express Tribune reported.
“Last night, cowardly India launched 24 attacks on six locations within Pakistan, resulting in the martyrdom of eight innocent civilians,” he said.
He stated that five civilians, including a young girl, were killed in Ahmadpur East alone. In Muzaffarabad, Bilal Mosque was targeted, leading to injuries to a child and damage to the structure. Abbas Mosque in Kotli was also struck, while another mosque in Muridke was hit, killing one civilian and injuring another.
In other areas, an artillery shell landed in Kotli Loharaan village near Sialkot, and a dispensary in Shakargarh sustained damage.
“The Pakistan Army is delivering a strong and comprehensive response to this baseless Indian aggression,” the DG ISPR asserted, adding that all media outlets would be taken to the affected areas during the day to expose “India’s naked aggression” to the world.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s right to defend its sovereignty and made clear that the military's response was already underway.
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