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UNBELIEVABLE: Have india and pakistan started a drone war | History Defined

Residents gather as police personnel inspect the site where an alleged drone was shot down in Karachi on May 8, 2025. Pakistan's army said it shot down 25 Indian drones on May 8, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades [Rizwan Tabassam/AFP]

Pakistan’s military said on Thursday morning that the country’s air defence system had brought down 25 Indian drones overnight over some of the country’s chief cities, including Lahore and Karachi. At least one civilian has died, and five people were wounded, it said.

India’s Defence Ministry confirmed hours later that it had targeted Pakistan’s air defence radars and claimed that it was able to “neutralize” one defence system in Lahore. It said Pakistan had attempted to attack India and Indian-administered Kashmir with drones and missiles overnight, but that these had been shot down.

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