EU, ‘Stop to terrorist attacks, India-Pakistan Dialoglino’
The Indian government has accused Pakistan “of having attacked its territory with missiles and drones”. “Pakistan has attempted to hit several military goals … using drones and missiles,” said the Indian Ministry of Defense in a note, adding that “these were neutralized” by the air defense systems of India.
The Indian government has announced today that 13 civilians have been killed and 59 others have been injured since yesterday on their territory due to the fire of the Pakistani artillery. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all the victims were recorded in the village of Poonch (North-West), along the “control line”, that is, the factual border that separates the contested region of the Kashmir between the two countries. In the same village there are 44 injured.
Pakistan has said that so far “so far 25 Israeli -made drones launched by India.
“The European Union and its 27 Member States unequivocally condemn the heinous terrorist attack that occurred on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and the killing of innocent civilians. Terrorism can never be justified. The responsible for the attack must be delivered to justice. Each state has the duty and the right to protect its citizens from acts of terrorism” declares it in a note the high representative EU for foreign policy Kaja Kallas. “The EU follows closely and with great concern the growing tensions in the region and the consequences that derive from it, including the possible loss of other lives. The EU invites both sides to prove moderation, to dampen tensions and desist from further attacks to safeguard civil lives on both sides.
Fire clashes in the night and exchanges of small artillery between the military of India and Pakistan along the Lac, the factual border between the two country in Kashmir: the Indian army gives news, while there is no confirmation of accidents by the Islamabad authorities. The tension between the two countries remains at the highest levels ever touched in recent decades, after the Sindoor operation, the missile attack conducted the previous night by India on nine sites in Pachistano territory, defined by Delhi “fields of terrorists”. Last night on an appeal to the nation, the Pachistano Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad will “sell” those who were killed by India. The deaths ascertained so far on both sides of the border are 43: Islamabad states that 31 civilians have been killed by the Indian attack and the clashes along the border, while New Delhi speaks of at least 12 victims affected by the Pachistani devices.
On the Indian social networks the question of the reduction of Indian combat jet jets, which would have been precipitated yesterday by Pakistan in reaction to the Sindoor operation, the missionistic attack launched by India on nine Pachistani sites. While Islamabad said that his army would land at least five Indian planes, New Delhi did not express any official comment on the news. Indian eyewitnesses, however, said they had seen on the ground remains of at least two unidentified planes, one in the state of the Punjab, the other in Kashmir. The CNN cites a source of French intelligence which confirms that Pakistan would hit an Indian ragal; The Reuters and the New York Times cite Indian officers who claim that at least two Indian planes have been shot down on Wednesday morning. In addition to relaunching this news, many say on the Indian social networks that images of demolished planes circulated yesterday morning: images that would then be removed during the day.
Tajani, ‘India and Pakistan available to reduce tensions’ – “I had some phone calls with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan. I addressed both an invitation to reduce tensions. Italy has a central role to encourage dialogue and reach peace. I have collected the availability of both sides to a de-Escalation. We will continue to work in this direction to stabilize the region and safeguard our commercial routes”. The deputy premier and foreign minister Antonio Tajani writes it on X.
