Operation Sindoor: Pakistan Vows Retaliation As Shehbaz Authorises Military To Undertake 'Corresponding Action'

In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India carried out strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir late at night on Tuesday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the armed forces of the country have been duly authorized to undertake corresponding actions in regard to the attack by India. In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India carried out strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir late at night on Tuesday.

According to a press briefing by the Prime Minister's office of Pakistan, the NSC termed the strikes as "unprovoked, cowardly, and unlawful act of war."

"In consonance with Article-51 of the UN Charter, Pakistan reserves the right to respond, in self-defence, at a time, place, and manner of its choosing to avenge the loss of innocent Pakistani lives and blatant violation of its sovereignty," the statement read.

"The Armed Forces of Pakistan have duly been authorised to undertake corresponding actions in this regard," it added.

Sharif has also claimed that 80 fighter jets of India had struck at six places including AJK, Bahawalpur, Shakargarh and Sialkot. He claimed that Pakistan army foiled India's attack and he praised the Pakistani Air Force. Sharif further claimed that the Pakistani army had inputs about this attack.

The statement by Sharif comes after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had earlier revealed that 75 to 80 Indian Air Force jets participated in the attack on Pakistan. He emphasized that had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) been given full operational freedom, the outcome would have been drastically different.

According to Daily Times, Dar said that Pakistan stayed true to its commitment to peace. He stressed that Pakistan had always promised not to initiate conflict, and this stance was maintained even during this attack. However, he noted that India clearly violated peace by launching a large-scale air offensive.

The Deputy PM of Pakistan also described how the confrontation lasted nearly one hour across the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border. Dar also claimed that five Indian fighter jets and two drones were shot down.