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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ISLAMABAD, May 7 (Xinhua) — Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday said his country is fully capable of defending its geographical borders and responding to any aggression from India.
Sh. Sharif made this statement while speaking in the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of Pakistan.
Pakistan shot down five Indian military aircraft without entering Indian airspace, he said.
Pakistan’s National Security Council has “authorised” the army to take “appropriate” countermeasures in response to the Indian attacks, which killed 26 civilians and injured 46, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Tensions between the two South Asian neighbours have escalated after an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, which Indian media reported killed at least 25 people. –0–