India fires missiles across the frontier with Pakistan, killing at least 1 child, officials say

Indian students walk home after attending school near international border India Pakistan at Jora farm village, in Ranbir Singh Pura about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jammu, India, on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.
Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbors over last month's militant attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. India has blamed Pakistan for backing the militant attack, which Islamabad has denied.
The missiles early Wednesday struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province, according to officials. One of them struck a mosque in the city of Bahawalpur in Punjab, where a child was killed and a woman and man were injured, one official said.
The officials said Pakistan had launched retaliatory strikes, without providing any details. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
State-run Pakistan Television, quoting security officials, said Pakistan's air force shot down two Indian jets but provided no additional details.
Pakistani army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif told ARY News that the missiles were launched from within Indian territory and that no Indian aircraft had entered Pakistani airspace.
India's Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that at least nine sites were targeted "where terrorist attacks against India have been planned."
"Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistan military facilities have been targeted," the statement said, adding that "India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution."
"We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable," the statement said.
The Indian army in a post on the social media platform X wrote: "Justice is served." It did not provide further details.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement, said the "deceitful enemy has carried out cowardly attacks at five locations in Pakistan" and that his country would retaliate.
"Pakistan has every right to give a robust response to this act of war imposed by India, and a strong response is indeed being given," Sharif said.
He said his country and its forces "know very well how to deal with the enemy. ... We will never let the enemy succeed in its nefarious objectives."
Sharif convened a meeting of the National Security Committee for Wednesday morning, according to a government announcement.
Meanwhile in Muzaffarabad, the main city in Kashmir, resident Abdul Sammad, said he heard several explosions and some people were wounded in the attack. Residents in Muzaffarabad were seen running in panic and power was immediately cut by authorities.
Waqar Noor, the interior minister in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said at least one child was killed in the Indian attack. He said several missiles landed at two locations, and the civilian population was targeted.
Noor said authorities declared an emergency in the region's hospitals.

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