Indian forces launched missile strikes into Pakistan\u2019s Bahawalpur region early Wednesday, hitting civilian areas including two mosques and killing at least three people, Mehr News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack left 12 others wounded, with victims including a child, as confirmed by local security sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan\u2019s army spokesperson condemned the strikes as a “blatant violation of international law,” emphasizing that religious sites were among the targets. India\u2019s military defended the action, citing prior ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region and vowing to respond to “provocations at a time and place of [its] choosing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident marks an escalation in tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who have historically clashed over Kashmir. No immediate retaliatory action from Pakistan has been reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indian forces launched missile strikes into Pakistan\u2019s Bahawalpur region early Wednesday, hitting civilian areas including two mosques and killing at least three people, Mehr News reported. The attack left 12 others wounded, with victims including a child, as confirmed by local security sources. Pakistan\u2019s army spokesperson condemned the strikes as a “blatant violation of international …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":124129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[14209],"class_list":["post-124128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-india-targeting-mosques-in-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"\n