Goa, May 8 -- India launched "Operation Sindoor" on Wednesday early morning, targeting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which it described as "terrorist infrastructure" linked to the recent massacre of 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistan reported at least 26 civilian deaths and 46 injuries from these strikes, including the death of a three-year-old child. India claims the strikes were in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, which it attributes to Pakistan-based militants, a claim Pakistan denies.

In response, Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian aircraft and launched retaliatory attacks, resulting in at least 10 civilian deaths in Indian-administered Kashmir, ac...