Pak PM Sharif terms Indian missile strikes on terror targets as 'act of war', vows to respond

Pak PM Sharif terms Indian missile strikes on terror targets as 'act of war', vows to respond

Pak PM Sharif terms Indian missile strikes on terror targets as 'act of war', vows to respond

ISLAMABAD: (May 7) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif early Wednesday termed the Indian missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab province as an "act of war" and said his country has every right to give a "befitting reply."

In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, the Indian Army said.

Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at least eight people were killed and 35 others injured in Indian missile attacks on cities in Punjab and PoK, Geo News reported.