7 May 2025

Worst fighting in decades erupts between India and Pakistan

From Checkpoint, 5:16 pm on 7 May 2025

India has attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir with missile strikes, killing at least eight people. Pakistan called the attack a blatant act of war. Experts say a retaliatory attack in imminent, with reports of gunfire already along the Pakistan and India border. It all comes after weeks of tension after gun men attacked Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. World Watch's Andrew McRae reports.