Dozens killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades


A bulldozer carries a damaged part of an aircraft in Wuyan, near Srinagar on May 7, 2025. - Photo: AFP

MUZAFFARABAD, (Pakistan): India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday (May 7) after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.

At least 38 deaths were reported, with Islamabad saying 26 civilians were killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, and New Delhi adding at least 12 dead from Pakistani shelling.

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