Overview

• India conducted precision airstrikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting nine militant sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.
• Pakistan claimed to have shot down multiple Indian fighter jets and attacked an Indian brigade headquarters, but these claims were refuted by fact-checkers and official sources.
• Images and videos circulated by Pakistani media as evidence of downed Indian jets were debunked as outdated or unrelated, including one from a 2024 crash in Rajasthan.
• Cross-border shelling continues along the Line of Control, with at least seven civilian deaths reported due to Pakistani shelling, according to the Indian Army.
• Global appeals for restraint persist as tensions escalate between the nuclear-armed neighbors, with misinformation further complicating the conflict narrative.