India has attacked the Sheikh Zayed International Airport in the Punjab province of the Rahim Yar Khan district, an installation widely considered as a symbol of Pakistan-Uae’s friendship.
According to security officials, the attack caused structural damage to the airport, which was built in 1993 and bears the name of the late president of the EAU, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The strike has brought an immediate condemnation, with observers warning that the orientation of a site associated with a close ally such as the EAU could have broader regional implications.
The airport plays a key role in the aviation infrastructure of Pakistan and has a diplomatic meaning due to its connection with the state of the Gulf.
In a separate incident, the Indian forces tried to attack Nankana Sahib, a sacred city for the SIJ community and home of the birthplace of Guru Nanak.
The Pakistani authorities have described the attempt to strike as reckless and provocative, accusing India of acting as “war hysteria.”
The attacks arrive in the midst of ongoing military operations between the two neighbors with nuclear weapons.
Today early, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan al-Marsus, a reprisal campaign aimed at Indian military facilities that is believed to participate in attacking Pakistani civilians.
Pakistan argues that his answer focuses solely on military assets and is designed to avoid more civil.
The Government has urged the international community to take note of what calls the repeated violations of the International Standards of India and their attempts to destabilize the region.
Tensions continue to increase, with both remaining sides on maximum alert.
Diplomatic observers fear that the conflict can expand, if it was not urgently broken.
The tensions between India and Pakistan intensified abruptly after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, located in illegally occupied Indians Jammu and Kashmir (Iiojk), which left 26 people dead.
India blamed the elements based in Pakistan for the attack without presenting evidence. Islamabad categorically rejected the accusations.
In response, India closed the Wagah terrestrial border, revoked the Pakistani visas and announced the suspension of the Indo Water Treaty on April 23.
Pakistan described any interruption of the treaty as an “act of war” and subsequently sealed the Wagah crossing on his side.
The situation was further deteriorated on May 6 and 7, with explosions reported in several Pakistani cities, including Muzaffrabad, Kotli, Mueridke and Bahawalpur.
Pakistan’s military spokesman, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed that Indian air attacks had addressed multiple locations.
Pakistan responded with air and land operations under a new military campaign called Bunyan-Un-Marshus Operation.
