The Pakistani Drone attack

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India said that it had “neutralized” the attacks of Drone Pakistani and missiles against military targets in the north and west of the country on Thursday, in skirmishes that pushed the nuclear armed neighbors closer to the war.

“Pakistan sought to involve several military goals in the west of India,” said the India Ministry of Defense in a statement. “They were neutralized,” he added.

The Ministry of Defense also said that the Indian forces had “directed radars and air defense systems in various locations in Pakistan” and ravaged an aerial defense system in Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan.

On Thursday, Pakistan’s spokesman for the armed forces Ahmed Sharif Chaudry said that the country’s air defenses shot 25 Indian drones near several cities, who had killed a civilian and injured four Pakistani soldiers.

He promised that New Delhi “would pay a lot” for a hut, which he called “another blatant military act of aggression against Pakistan”.

India and Pakistan face their most serious crises since 1999 after India launched Aerial Aerial Wednesday Against his neighbor in retaliation for a militant attack on tourists in the Kashmir administered by India last month.

New Delhi has linked the attack, which killed 26to Islamabad, who has denied any connection.

Chaudhry said that the Israeli made drones were demolished near at least nine Pakistani cities, including the Karachi coastal metropolis, with more than 20 million residents, and the Rawalpindi Garrison city, home to the army’s general headquarters. “This is a serious and serious provocation,” he said.

The two countries He said that waste was recovered from these attacks.

“Attacks in the cities of military drones have never occurred in the rivalry of India-Pakistan,” said Christopher Clary, a professor at the University of Albany in New York. “This is a very serious complaint (from Pakistan) and a sign … to show that the old rules have been thrown out the window.”

“New rules have not been written, so we are for a dangerous period,” Clary said.

The attacks caused the toll to Pakistan this week at 32 dead and 61 injured. India said the Pakistan military had “increased” by firing by the control line, the de facto border at Kashmir, which both countries claim and control parts, killing 16 civilians, including women and children.

International powers, including the United States and the EU, have urged India and Pakistan to reduce tensions to prevent the conflict from sinking into nuclear support. United States President Donald Trump also Is offered to mediate between the sides.

India’s armed forces said on Thursday that they have a “commitment to the non -climbing, as long as they are respected by the Pakistani military”. “(The) Indian response has been in the same domain with the same intensity as Pakistan,” he added.

On Wednesday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told Parliament that Chinese jets were used to demolish five Indian hunting aircraft along the border, including Rafale aircraft manufactured in French, without providing evidence.

The India government has not officially commented on the plane that Pakistan claims that he destroyed and warned of alleged misinformation from Islamabad.

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a high -level meeting with government officials on Thursday to “review national preparation.