India says it hit Pakistan air defences, accuses Islamabad of drone strikes


Pakistan says it shot down 25 Indian drones overnight
It has not commented on Indian claims that Islamabad sent drones and “missiles” over the border
India said Pakistan was attempting to “engage a number of military targets”
Pakistan says 31 people have been killed and 57 injured by air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and firing along the Line of Control, since Wednesday morning
Meanwhile, India’s army says at least 16 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto border
India says the initial missile strikes were a response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month – Islamabad denies involvement
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives. India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir in full