'Operation Sindoor', India launches military operation against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian Army stated that the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure responsible for planning and directing attacks against India, with a total of nine sites being targeted.
Here's how global leaders reacted to the latest airstrike targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pak and Pak-occupied J&K
United States President Donald Trump
Donald Trump calls the military operation against Pakistan "a shame", and he also hopes "it ends very quickly."
"It's a shame. Just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting for many, many decades. I hope it ends very quickly," he said.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to national security advisors from India and Pakistan and urged them to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
In a statement shared on X, the US Department of State stated, "Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
United Arab Emirates
The UAE has called on India and Pakistan "to exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions, and avoid further escalation, citing concerns over regional and international peace," according to UAE Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
United Nations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over Indian military operations across the Line of Control and the international border with Pakistan, according to a UN statement.
Israel
Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has stated that Israel supports India's right to self-defence.
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Pakistan
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif early Wednesday termed the Indian missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab province as an "act of war" and said his country has every right to give a "befitting reply."
"The cunning enemy has carried out cowardly attacks on five locations in Pakistan. Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given," he wrote on X handle.
"The entire nation stands with the Pakistani armed forces, and the morale and spirit of the entire Pakistani nation are high. The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani armed forces know how to deal with the enemy. We will never allow the enemy to succeed in their nefarious goals," he added.
