Reuters reports:
Multiple loud explosions were heard in several places in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday as India said it had attacked “terrorist infrastructure” in nine sites and Pakistan vowed to respond to the attacks.
After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said.
“A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,” the Indian government said in a statement.
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Nothing to see here, just a nuclear power bombing another nuclear power.
At least we have a super competent national security team to handle this crisis. 🙄#IndiaPakistan
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) May 6, 2025
THREAD: As India launches strikes against Pakistan tonight, misinformation is rapidly spreading online. I’ll fact-check viral falsehoods in this thread.
This video, viewed over 160,000 times, shows Israeli air strikes on Gaza in October 2023. It’s unrelated to tonight’s strikes. pic.twitter.com/oI5siExhHk
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) May 6, 2025
India has reportedly launched a missile strike against Pakistan.
This comes just days after JD Vance visited the region. pic.twitter.com/cw6axLx7zy
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) May 6, 2025
India just launched multiple attacks inside Pakistan. What’s Trump doing? pic.twitter.com/afHlhrYMcP
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 6, 2025
This is what India is doing to Pakistan right now.
This didn’t happen under Biden.pic.twitter.com/AO6OxEd9Zm
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 6, 2025
Donald Trump a few days ago:
“I’m close to India and Pakistan.. They have had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir…They’ll get it figured out one way of the other.”
When America is weak, the world becomes more dangerous. pic.twitter.com/Wkr0TipEG9
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 6, 2025
Kashmir is being lit up on fire right now.
India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers.
This could get very dangerous, very quickly.
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 6, 2025