Pakistan reserves right to respond at time, place, manner of its choosing to avenge the loss of innocent lives: NSC
\n islamabad
\nThe National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday authorised the armed forces of Pakistan to undertake corresponding actions in response to Indian airstrikes that targeted multiple civilian areas.
\nThe NSC statement comes in the aftermath of coordinated missile, air and drone strikes launched by the Indian armed forces during the night of May 6\u20137. The attacks reportedly targeted multiple locations in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, including Sialkot, Shakargarh, Muridke, Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad.
\nThe strikes resulted in the deaths of civilians \u2014 including women and children \u2014 and damage to civilian infrastructure such as mosques and a hydropower facility.
\n\u201cOn the night of 6\/7 May 2025, the Indian Armed Forces launched coordinated missile, air and drone strikes on multiple locations within Pakistan\u2019s sovereign territory, including Sialkot, Shakargarh, Muridke and Bahawalpur in Punjab, Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d the statement read.
\n\u201cThese unprovoked and unjustified attacks deliberately targeted the civilian areas, on the false pretext of presence of imaginary terrorist camps, resulting in the martyrdom of innocent men, women, and children, and causing damage to the civilian infrastructure, including mosques,\u201d it added.
\nThe forum also noted that India\u2019s act of aggression also caused grave danger to commercial airlines belonging to brotherly gulf countries, endangering the lives of thousands of on-board passengers. Besides, the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project was also deliberately targeted in violation of international conventions.
\nNSC termed the attacks \u201cunprovoked, cowardly, and unlawful acts of war,\u201d and emphasised that it reserves the right to respond under Article 51 of the UN Charter \u2014 which affirms a member state\u2019s right to self-defense.
\nThe statement added that the Pakistan Air Force had downed five Indian fighter aircraft and one drone during its defensive operations and reaffirmed the nation\u2019s readiness to respond to further provocations. It also criticised India for endangering international civil aviation and violating international humanitarian norms by targeting civilian areas.
\n\u201cPakistan has been emphatically rejecting Indian allegations claiming the presence of terrorist camps on its territory,\u201d the statement added.
\nThe NSC further said that immediately after April 22 attack, Pakistan made a sincere offer for a credible, transparent and neutral investigation, which unfortunately was not accepted. The international media personnel had already visited these \u201cimaginary terrorist camps\u201d on 6 May 2025, and more visits were planned for May 7 2025.
\nHowever, apprehensive of its falsehood being exposed, and without a shred of evidence about its claims, the Indian leadership, bereft of any morality, has now gone to the extent of attacking innocent civilians in order to satiate its delusional thoughts and short-sighted political objectives, it added.
\nCalling on the international community to take notice, the NSC urged global powers to hold India accountable for what it described as a deliberate escalation with potential regional consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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