Pakistani PM says "powerful and well-coordinated" strikes targeted Indian military sites
From CNN's Sophia Saifi and Sophie Tanno
Smoke billows after an explosion in Jammu, India-administered Kashmir, on Saturday.
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister said that
retaliatory strikes against India on Saturday had specifically targeted military infrastructure New Delhi had used to launch its earlier attacks in “a powerful and well-coordinated response.”
Earlier Saturday, Pakistan’s military said it launched an operation against India, in retaliation to India launching missiles at key military bases, including one close to the capital Islamabad.
Hours later, explosions were reported in India-administered Kashmir, including Srinagar, the region’s largest city, and the city of Jammu.
The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.
Pakistan launched the strikes on Saturday as part of ‘Operation Banyan al-Marsous,’ Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement issued by his office.
Sharif said Pakistan had on Saturday given “a powerful and well-coordinated response to India’s unprovoked aggression,” and accused India of launching “missile and drone attacks on Pakistan, targeting Noor Khan Airbase and other locations early this morning, killing innocent civilians.”
“Today, we have delivered a resounding reply and avenged the blood of the innocent,” Sharif said. “We are proud of our armed forces.”
