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Local residents stand outside a mosque of an Islamic seminary partially damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack, outskirts of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)
India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, and Pakistan says the strikes have caused deaths.
Local residents walk through rubble of a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Local residents walk through rubble of a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Volunteers carry a body after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Volunteers carry a body after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Debris of an aircraft lie in the compound of a mosque at Pampore in Pulwama district of Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Debris of an aircraft lie in the compound of a mosque at Pampore in Pulwama district of Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Fire fighters douse smoke coming out from the debris of an aircraft near Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Fire fighters douse smoke coming out from the debris of an aircraft near Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Villagers watch as fire fighters douse smoke coming out from the debris of an aircraft near Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Villagers watch as fire fighters douse smoke coming out from the debris of an aircraft near Akhnoor on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Pakistani paramilitary stand guard outside a gate of a complex close to the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani paramilitary stand guard outside a gate of a complex close to the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Volunteers load a body into an ambulance after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Volunteers load a body into an ambulance after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Rescue workers recover a body from a damaged building at the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Rescue workers recover a body from a damaged building at the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, center, with Indian army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, left, and Indian Air Force officer Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, right, address a press conference after India struck multiple sites inside Pakistani controlled territory with missiles under Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, center, with Indian army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, left, and Indian Air Force officer Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, right, address a press conference after India struck multiple sites inside Pakistani controlled territory with missiles under Operation Sindoor, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Kashmiri workers paint the red and white medical emblem on the roof of a hospital on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri workers paint the red and white medical emblem on the roof of a hospital on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Indian villagers clean a bunker amid India Pakistan tension near international border at Jora farm village, in Ranbir Singh Pura about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Indian villagers clean a bunker amid India Pakistan tension near international border at Jora farm village, in Ranbir Singh Pura about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
An army soldier stands guard on the rooftop of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
An army soldier stands guard on the rooftop of a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn Indian missile strikes, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration to condemn Indian missile strikes, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
Army soldiers inspect a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Army soldiers inspect a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Indian villagers clean a bunker amid India Pakistan tension near international border at Jora farm village, in Ranbir Singh Pura about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Indian villagers clean a bunker amid India Pakistan tension near international border at Jora farm village, in Ranbir Singh Pura about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Indian Air Force soldiers make way for a fire brigade engine at Pampore in Pulwama district of Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Indian Air Force soldiers make way for a fire brigade engine at Pampore in Pulwama district of Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
An ambulance leaves the Government Health and Education Complex, located close to the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
An ambulance leaves the Government Health and Education Complex, located close to the site of a suspected Indian missile attack, in Muridke, a town in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A girl who lives in a village near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, and got injured during shelling by Pakistan gets treated at a hospital in Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasir Kachroo)
A girl who lives in a village near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, and got injured during shelling by Pakistan gets treated at a hospital in Uri, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasir Kachroo)
Army soldiers stand guard at a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
Army soldiers stand guard at a mosque building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)