Pakistan, India suggest possible de-escalation amid both countries' missile strikes

Pakistan’s overseas curate said Saturday his state would see de-escalation if India stopped its attacks, aft India said it sought non-escalation if Pakistan agreed to bash the same.

Both countries traded strikes Saturday during the struggle sparked by a massacre past month, which India attributes to Pakistan.

Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's overseas minister, warned that "our effect volition follow" if India launched immoderate strikes.

Dar told Pakistan’s Geo News that helium besides delivered his connection to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who contacted him aft the apical U.S. diplomat spoke to India's officials.

PAKISTAN SAYS IT HAS STRUCK MILITARY TARGETS INSIDE INDIA IN SERIES OF NEW ATTACKS

Supporters of a spiritual radical "Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat Mahaz" instrumentality portion successful a rally to condemn Indian strikes successful Pakistan and to amusement their enactment with Pakistan Army, successful Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP)

"We responded due to the fact that our patience had reached its limit. If they halt here, we volition besides see stopping," Dar said.

Rubio spoke to his Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar, stressing that "both sides request to place methods to de-escalate and re-establish nonstop connection to debar miscalculation," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Saturday, adding that the caput offered U.S. enactment to facilitate "productive discussion."

India said it targeted Pakistan's aerial bases aft Islamabad fired respective missiles astatine subject and civilian infrastructure successful India's Punjab authorities aboriginal Saturday.

Pakistan earlier said it had intercepted astir missiles and that it was carrying retired retaliatory strikes.

Indian constabulary unit inspect an entity suspected to beryllium parts of a projectile intercepted by the Indian Army astatine Nahlan colony connected the outskirts of Jalandhar, India, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP)

Indian Col. Sofiya Qureshi said astatine a quality league successful New Delhi that Pakistan had targeted wellness facilities and schools astatine 3 aerial bases successful Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Befitting reply has been fixed to Pakistani actions," she said.

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said India was committed to "non-escalation" if Pakistan reciprocated. But, she said, Pakistani crushed forces were seen moving toward guardant areas, "indicating an violative intent to further escalate the situation."

"Indian equipped forces stay successful a precocious authorities of operational readiness," she said.

VANCE SAYS INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT 'NONE OF OUR BUSINESS' AS TRUMP OFFERS US HELP

Kashmiri villagers analyse damages to a location caused by overnight Indian shelling, successful Shah Kot, successful Neelum Vallery, a territory of Pakistan's administered Kashmir, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP)

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Singh said India's forces carried retired "precision strikes lone astatine identified subject targets successful effect to Pakistani actions," which included method infrastructure, bid and power centers, radar locations and limb retention areas to guarantee "minimum collateral damage."

"All hostile actions person been efficaciously countered and responded to appropriately," Singh said.

The Pakistani subject said it utilized medium-range Fateh missiles to people an Indian rocket retention installation and airbases successful the Indian cities of Pathankot and Udhampur.

Pakistan Army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif, said the country's aerial unit assets were harmless aft India's strikes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.