Overview

• India launched 'Operation Sindoor,' targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Punjab after blaming Pakistan for an April 22 terrorist attack in Indian Kashmir that killed 27 people.
• Pakistan reported 26 civilian deaths, including women and children, and 46 injuries from Indian missile strikes, while India reported 8 civilian deaths and 29 injuries from Pakistani artillery fire.
• Pakistan retaliated by downing Indian fighter jets and drones, initiating artillery fire along the Line of Control, and closing its airspace around major cities like Lahore and Karachi.
• India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and announced plans to cut water flows to Pakistan, further straining relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
• International actors, including the US, China, and the UN, have called for restraint and de-escalation to prevent the conflict from spiraling into a larger crisis.