The Latest: Pakistan shuts airspace to commercial traffic; India's former ambassador to US warns Pakistan.
India’s former ambassador to the United States says that a new red line with Pakistan has been drawn.
The strikes were the deepest inside Pakistani territory since the neighboring countries last went to war over Kashmir in 1971. The latest wave of tensions erupted after a pre-dawn strike by Indian aircraft Tuesday on Pakistani territory.Pakistan’s military says it has two Indian pilots now in custody, captured after the Pakistani air force shot down their aircraft on its side of the disputed region of Kashmir.
Tensions remain high on the Asian Subcontinent where tens of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers face off along the Kashmir boundary.Indian news reports say that airports in the Indian portion of Kashmir have been closed for civilian traffic shortly after an Indian air force jet crashed in the area.
It says the Pakistanis have “no intention of escalation, but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm. That is why we undertook the action with clear warning and in broad daylight.” Indian air force spokesman Anupam Banerjee in New Delhi said he has no information on Pakistan’s statement.
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