India-Pakistan Military Exchange Escalates Amid Missile and Bombardment Tensions

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 8:21 am

In a dramatic escalation, India fired missiles on Pakistan while both nations traded violent bombardments, marking their most severe military clash in decades. Casualties have been reported amid rising tensions and hardened rhetoric, with analysts wryly noting that neither side seems willing to negotiate peace under this high-stakes standoff.

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thestar.com / Canada's South Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions

Canada's South Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in the form of missile strikes that killed 31 people in Pakistani-administered areas.

globalnews.ca / India and Pakistan are facing a new conflict. A look at their relationship

India struck multiple sites inside Pakistani controlled territory, as Pakistan says it downed several Indian military planes, the latest salvo in a conflict that is not new.

globalnews.ca / India-Pakistan conflict: Airlines re-route, cancel flights

Images from flight tracking websites showed a long line of airlines passing over Oman, UAE and Kuwait after the attack, raising the possibility of airspace congestion.

globalnews.ca / Pakistan calls India strike ‘act of war,’ says it downed jets

Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the spectre that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.

nationalpost.com / India fires missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory, killing at least 26

India said it struck infrastructure used by militants linked to last month's massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

ledevoir.com / L’Inde et le Pakistan se bombardent violemment, au moins 38 morts

Les deux puissances nucléaires sont engagées dans leur confrontation militaire la plus grave depuis deux décennies.

nationalpost.com / India fires missiles on Pakistan in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’

Tensions have soared since an April attack in which gunmen killed 26 people in India-controlled Kashmir, in some cases killing men before their wives' eyes

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