New Delhi, May 8 -- Suggesting that Islamabad was escalating confrontation, India on Thursday said Pakistan last night "attempted to engage a number of military targets" in this country, prompting a response "in the same domain with same intensity", with the neighbouring nation's Air Defence Radars and Systems being targeted.
Besides targeting military assets of India at 15 locations, Pakistan "increased the intensity" of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy calibre Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the killing of 16 innocent civilians, including 3 women and 5 children, the Defence Ministry said.
"Here too, India was com...