WAR UPDATE — MAY 7, 2025 | 0305Z
India and Pakistan are now in active, open warfare across the Line of Control.
Continuous explosions are being reported in Poonch, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Heavy artillery, missiles, and machine gun fire are being heard on livestreams across the region.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif stated: “Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given.”
The President of Pakistan has called an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee.
Multiple military flares have been spotted over Kashmir. Air raid sirens are sounding. Sustained machine gun fire and aerial bombardments are audible from multiple sources.
Pakistani media claims more than a dozen Indian targets have been hit, including Srinagar Air Base and a brigade HQ.
The Pakistani Air Force claims to have shot down two Indian fighter jets. There are also unconfirmed reports of an Indian helicopter downed.
Pakistan’s airspace remains fully closed. Kashmir’s airspace is now completely empty. Both nations have activated full air defense grids.
India has stated it bombed 9 terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir.
Pakistan accuses India of targeting civilian areas and mosques.
Takbir has been heard from mosques across Pakistan. Calls for jihad are spreading. This is now spiritual, national, and military war.