Operation Sindoor, May 8 -- At least 16 people have been killed and 59 others have been injured in shelling from the Pakistani army along the Line of Control (Loc) in Jammu and Kashmir, India's Foreign Minister Vikram Misri told the press on Thursday during a briefing. Misri confirmed that India responded in kind, matching Pakistan's actions.

Shortly after India launched Operation Sindoor early Wednesday (May 7), Pakistan responded with what was described as "barbaric" shelling, leaving behind a scene of devastation - damaged homes, shattered shops, scorched vehicles, bloodstains, and streets strewn with debris.

Earlier Defence officials had stated that 15 were killed, while 43 others were injured in the shelling across LoC. On Thursday...