Overview

• Pakistan confirmed shooting down an Indian drone near a naval air base in Lahore, with investigations underway to determine its purpose and whether it was armed.
• The drone incident comes a day after Indian airstrikes in Pakistan's Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed 31 civilians, according to Pakistani officials.
• In retaliation, Pakistan's military claims to have downed five Indian fighter jets, further heightening tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
• Indian authorities have evacuated thousands of civilians from villages near the Line of Control, while similar evacuations are reported on the Pakistani side.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to avenge the civilian deaths, intensifying concerns of a widening conflict in the already volatile region.