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Pakistan: Video shows damaged madrasa in Pakistan’s Bahawalpur after Indian attack

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SHOTLIST BAHAWALPUR, PUNJAB PROVINCE, PAKISTAN (MAY 7, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AND DAMAGED MADRASA BAHAWALPUR, PUNJAB PROVINCE, PAKISTAN - MAY 7: India launched missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory early Wednesday, May 7, killing at least 19 people and injuring 38 others according to the Pakistani military. India said the operation targeted militant infrastructure escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors following last month’s deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistani officials said the strikes hit Muridke and Bahawalpur in Punjab as well as Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir near the Line of Control One of the strikes reportedly struck the Subhan Mosque in Bahawalpur where 13 people were killed including a child with a woman and a man among the injured. Pakistan's local media has confirmed that a madrasa linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar in Bahawalpur was among the targets hit during the missile strikes carried out by Indian forces. According to Pakistani news outlets, the madrasa, located on the outskirts of Bahawalpur suffered damage in the precision strikes. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks calling them a violation of sovereignty and warning of consequences. In response Pakistan’s military said its air force shot down five Indian fighter jets following the missile strikes. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed the retaliatory action in an interview with Geo TV. Earlier military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated that two Indian aircraft had been downed according to CNN. India has not yet officially commented on Pakistan’s claims regarding the downed jets. The cross-border strikes come weeks after a militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based groups Islamabad has denied involvement.

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