Following an overnight missile attack by the Indian air force, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the nation, condemning the strikes as cowardly and resulting in civilian casualties. He pledged that India would face consequences for their actions. Turkey's President Erdogan expressed solidarity with Pakistan and offered diplomatic support to mitigate tensions, highlighting the serious risk of escalation between the two nuclear-armed nations. In the lead-up to the attacks, residents near the border had been preparing for potential conflict, showcasing the heightened state of alarm in the region.
India will have to suffer the consequences of its airstrikes, Sharif said in quotes carried by Dawn. He said: Perhaps they thought we would retreat but they overlooked the fact that this is a nation built on courage.
In India's cowardly attack, 26 innocent civilians were slain and 46 were injured. We just offered funeral prayers for a slain child, seven-year-old Irtaza Abbas.
Erdogan stated that Turkey was ready to do what it can to prevent the tensions from escalating, and that his diplomatic contacts in that regard would continue.
Turkey's foreign ministry said the overnight missile attacks by India created the risk of an all-out war.
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