A tit for tat going on now COULD escalate….
In another reality the President of the United States would have probably ALREADY reached in to try to calm things down…
Indian and Pakistan have a total of 250 nuclear bombs.…
Pakistan’s armed forces said they are targeting military sites in India after India fired missiles at three air bases in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Saturday, bringing the nuclear-armed rivals closer to war.
Appearing on local news channels, Pakistan’s Lt. General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said India targeted Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal and Rafiqui air base near Shorkot with air-to-surface missiles. Most of the missiles, he said in a later appearance, were intercepted and there were no casualties or damage.
India’s actions, he said, were “pushing the whole region toward dangerous war,” and he vowed a firm response.
The media wing of Pakistan’s military, soon after, said the armed forces were targeting Indian military sites and claimed to have struck multiple locations.
The Indian government did not immediately issue a response.
The latest moves pushed the region further toward an all-out war between the archrivals, who have been engaged in hostilities since May 7….
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India and Pakistan moved closer to all-out war early Saturday as the Pakistani military accused India of attacking at least three of its air bases, and then reported that it had retaliated by targeting Indian air bases and a missile storage site.
The reported exchange of strikes was a sharp escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors four days into an armed confrontation that began on Wednesday.
Pakistan said India had targeted its bases with air-to-surface missiles. Among the bases that came under attack, Pakistan said, was a key installation near the capital, Islamabad. Witnesses in Rawalpindi, a nearby garrison city, reported hearing at least three loud explosions near the Noor Khan air base, with one describing a “large fireball” visible from miles away.
“Now, you just wait for our response,” Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Pakistani military’s chief spokesman, said in a televised statement. He accused India of pushing the region toward a “dangerous war.”….
image….Streaks in the skies over Jammu, a city in the part of Kashmir that India controls. Residents reported a blackout and sounds of explosions on Friday.Credit…Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
BREAKING……
Trump announces a cease fire between India and Pakistan
Good Move