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Developing: 2025 Indian-Pakistani Conflict Updates
Editor’s Note: As with any live conflict, the details are being presented as claims from each side as they are being reported by both sides. The Quwa team will update this page accordingly as additional claims are made and, more importantly, indicate if and when they have been verified.
On the morning of 07 May 2025, India launched military strikes against Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack. India’s armed forces stated that they targeted nine sites “from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed” in what they called “Operation Sindoor.”
India’s attacks struck sites in Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh, and Muzarrafabad, demonstrating New Delhi’s willingness to militarily move beyond the disputed Kashmir region and strike at Pakistan’s major political and economic heartlands, notably Punjab.
The Pakistan Army’s press wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), stated that a “total of 24 impacts have been reported by India, with different weapons, in six localities.” However, ISPR stressed that eight civilians were killed and 35 injured as a result of those strikes.
Pakistan condemned the Indian strikes, and began carrying out retaliatory operations against the Indian armed forces.
Reports
The following are claims from both sides of the conflict. Quwa is reviewing video footage and photos provided by its network of OSINT contributors. This list will be updated once details are either officially verified or cross-checked by multiple third-party sources.
06 May 2025 | 8:01 PM EST | UNVERIFIED
Pakistan’s state-owned news channel reports that a total of five IAF fighter aircraft were shot down, including three Dassault Rafale, a Mikoyan MiG-29, and a Sukhoi Su-30MKI.
In addition, Pakistan’s state-owned news channel, PTV, also claims that an Indian Army (IA) Brigade Headquarters was also destroyed.
Quwa reviewed footage that indicated that Pakistan launched a surface-to-air missile (SAM) and successfully intercepted an aerial target, but it cannot independently verify the nature of the downed target (which could range from a drone or airborne munition to a crewed fighter).
06 May 2025 | 8:51 PM EST | UNVERIFIED
Local Indian news media outlets are claiming that the IAF shot down a PAF JF-17 Thunder. Again, as with the Pakistani claims, this claim has not yet been independently verified.
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