AP PHOTOS: India and Pakistan trade fire as tensions flare

Rubina Begum wails as she stands outside her house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling, at Salamabad village in Uri ,north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

By Associated Press

India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, the Pakistani military said, while India accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack as tensions soared between the nuclear-armed rivals.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

A Kashmiri village boy walks inside a house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling, at Salamabad village in Uri ,north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Pakistani investigators examine at a cordoned off site, where Pakistan's air defense system shot down a suspected Indian drone, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) — Pakistani investigators examine at a cordoned off site, where Pakistan’s air defense system shot down a suspected Indian drone, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

A big hole is seen on a rooftop of a house suspected to have been damaged in Indian drone attack as residents, behind, gather near a cordoned off site, where Pakistan's air defense system shot down a suspected Indian drone in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) — A big hole is seen on a rooftop of a house suspected to have been damaged in Indian drone attack as residents, behind, gather near a cordoned off site, where Pakistan’s air defense system shot down a suspected Indian drone in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Sanjeev Barghava, left, performs the last rites of his son Vihaan Barghava, 13, killed in Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Mother of Vihaan Barghava, 13, killed in Pakistani artillery shelling wails during cremation in Poonch along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian soldiers guard at a market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Traders burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian flag during an anti-India demonstration, in Mulan, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Vendors sort for distribution in Guwahati, India, news papers leading with reports of India firing missiles early Wednesday into Pakistani-controlled territory, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Police officers stand guard at an entry point to Pindi Cricket Stadium following the crash of a suspected Indian drone in the parking area, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/W.K. Youszai)

A resident inspects his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

People chant anti-India slogans outside the Pindi Cricket Stadium, where a suspected Indian drone crashed in the parking area, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/W.K. Youszai)

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard as investigators collect pieces of a suspected Indian drone at the site of a drone crash in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Police officers stand guard behind a closed gate of an entry point to Pindi Cricket Stadium following a suspected Indian drones crashed in the parking area, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/W.K. Youszai)

Police officers arrive to control crowd gather at an entry point to a garrison area, where a suspected Indian drone crashed, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Relatives mourn near the body of Amarjeet Singh, 51, killed in Pakistani artillery shelling in in Poonch along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A person sits in his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Students participate in a candle light vigil for children, who were killed in the Indian missile strikes, in Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Workers leave the ground after the authorities asked to evacuate the stadium during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Supporters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan party participate in a rally to condemn Indian missile strikes in Pakistani areas, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

People holding Indian national flags rally's in support of the Indian Army as they celebrate the success of 'Operation Sindoor', in Guwahati, India, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) — People holding Indian national flags rally’s in support of the Indian Army as they celebrate the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’, in Guwahati, India, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A blackout is seen after residents of the city of Jammu reported hearing explosions and sirens in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)