A day after Indian strikes targeted multiple locations in Pakistan, fueling fears of an escalation in military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, the Indian military announced that "on the night of May 7-8, 2025, the Pakistan Army carried out unprovoked small arms and artillery shelling along the Line of Control (which effectively serves as the border between the two countries) in the Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor sectors."
He added in a statement on Thursday that he "responded proportionately" and no casualties were recorded, according to Agence France-Presse.
Explosion in Lahore
An explosion was heard in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore this morning, according to Reuters.
Pakistan later announced that it had shot down an Indian drone near a naval base in Lahore.
For its part, the Pakistan Airports Authority announced a temporary suspension of flight operations at Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot airports.
The most dangerous military confrontation
This came after artillery and machine gun clashes erupted between India and Pakistan on Wednesday night and Thursday along the demarcation line separating the two countries in the Kashmir region, over which they dispute sovereignty, according to New Delhi.
The two countries exchanged heavy shelling on Wednesday, killing 31 people on the Pakistani side and 12 on the Indian side, in the most serious military confrontation between the two nuclear powers in two decades.
The most prominent events in the conflict between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
It is noteworthy that since the April 22 attack that killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir, tensions have escalated between the two countries, which have been at odds since the country's partition in 1947.

This tension escalated into a military confrontation on Tuesday night, while international parties rushed to offer mediation between the two sides, or at least call for restraint.