A family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiA family sits in an open restaurant just before a suspected Pakistani attack in Jammu, May 8, 2025. The relationship between India and Pakistan has been fraught with tension since they gained independence from colonial Britain in 1947. The Indian defence ministry said Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India from Wednesday night into Thursday morning and they were "neutralised" by Indian air defence systems. Local media reported panic buying in some cities in the Indian state of Punjab, which shares a border with Pakistan, as people hoarded essentials.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2025 14:06 UTC