Pakistan on Wednesday called India’s overnight strikes an “unlawful act of war,” as tensions between the neighboring countries reached their highest point in decades.
The latest force came amid fallout from an attack last month in India-controlled Kashmir, a region claimed by both countries.
Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) issued a statement Wednesday in which it “unequivocally condemned these illegal acts as blatant violations of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which manifestly constituted acts of war under international law.”
The statement added that Pakistan “reserves the right to respond, in self-defence, at a time, place, and manner of its choosing to avenge the loss of innocent Pakistani lives and blatant violation of its sovereignty.”
“The Armed Forces of Pakistan have duly been authorized to undertake corresponding actions in this regard,” officials wrote.
Pakistan, which had anticipated the strikes, said the attacks killed more than two dozen people — including children — and rejected Indian claims that it targeted terrorist camps.
“The deliberate targeting of civilians, including innocent women and children, by the Indian military constitutes a heinous and shameful crime, that is in violation of all norms of human behaviour and the provisions of international law,” Pakistan’s NSC said.
The overnight strikes come after India accused Pakistan of sanctioning an April 22 attack in the Kashmir region, which left 26 people dead — mainly Hindu tourists.
India called its retaliatory strikes “measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible."
"They focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across to India," officials added.
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