Operation Sindoor: 26 killed in Pakistan | Full list of casualties & damages

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared into open hostilities following India's Operation Sindoor, a coordinated tri-service strike on terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early on Wednesday. In the aftermath of the missile attacks, let’s take a look at the casualties and damages suffered by both sides.

Pakistan authorities confirmed to AFP that the death toll from Indian missile strikes in Pakistan and firing along the border on Wednesday has risen to 26. "Until now, 26 innocent civilians have been martyred in attacks," said military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. 

Casualties and reported damages

India
The Indian Army has confirmed that nine Indian civilians were killed and 41 others injured in cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a PTI report, the officials identified the deceased as Balvinder Kour alias “Ruby” (33), Mohd Zain Khan (10), his elder sister Zoya Khan (12), Mohd Akram (40), Amrik Singh (55), Mohd Iqbal (45), Ranjeet Singh (48), Shakeela Bi (40) and Amarjeet Singh (47).

Pakistan
According to Pakistan’s military spokesperson and defence officials speaking to Reuters and local media:

• Twenty-six Pakistanis were killed, 35 injured, and two reported missing following the Indian missile strikes.
• Strikes reportedly caused 24 weapon impacts across six locations, with the Defence Minister claiming civilian targets, not militant camps, were hit.
• Pakistan says no Pakistani aircraft were lost in the air engagements.

Conflicting air combat claims

Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters. A Pakistani military spokesperson told Reuters that five Indian aircraft had been shot down, a claim not confirmed by India. The Pakistan military claims to have shot down five Indian aircraft, including 3 Rafale jets, one Sukhoi Su-30, and one Mig-29.

Diplomatic fallout
Pakistan has formally informed the United Nations Security Council, asserting that it reserves the right to respond appropriately to what it called “Indian aggression.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry accused India of violating its sovereignty, even while operating from within its own airspace.

On the other hand, India maintains that the strikes were targeted, non-escalatory, and aimed at terror infrastructure, avoiding military or civilian facilities
(With Reuters inputs.)