Overview

• India expanded its military actions by targeting Pakistani air-defense systems, including a site in Lahore, as part of its 'Operation Sindoor.'
• Pakistan claims to have shot down multiple Indian drones and reports continued cross-border artillery exchanges along the Line of Control.
• Casualties have risen on both sides, with Pakistan reporting civilian deaths and India alleging fatalities from Pakistani artillery fire in Kashmir.
• Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed retaliation, stating that the response will occur at a time and place of Pakistan's choosing.
• The United Nations, United States, European Union, and China have reiterated urgent calls for de-escalation to prevent further conflict between the nuclear-armed nations.