Two weeks after India's deadly armed attacks on tourists in India-managed Kashmir, India has attacked a series of strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan's Arimist Kashmir.

The Indian Ministry of Defense said the strike (called Operation Sindoor) was part of the "commitment" to hold those responsible for the April 22 attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 25 Indians and a Nepali state.

But Pakistan denied any involvement in the attack last month, calling the strike “no reason” and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said “heinous acts of aggression will not be punished”.

Pakistan's army said it had shot down five Indian aircraft and one drone. India has not responded to these claims yet.

Pakistani authorities say the strikes have killed eight civilians so far. Meanwhile, India said three civilians were killed in Kashmir, which was managed in India.

Delhi said that in early Wednesday morning, Pakistan-managed Kashmir and Pakistan had nine different locations.

It said these locations were “terrorist infrastructure,” i.e. where “plans and instructions” attacked.

It stressed that it did not attack any Pakistani military facilities, saying it was “essentially centralized, measured and non-propaganda”.

According to Pakistan, hit three different areas: Muzhafalabad of Pakistan and Kotli in Kashmir in Pakistan and Bahawalpur in Punjab province.

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told GEOTV that the strikes attacked civilians, adding that India’s claim to be “targeting terrorist camps” was wrong.

The strike happened after tensions rose between the picturesque resort of Pahalgam.

On April 22, 26 people were killed in an attack by a group of militants, and survivors say militants are picking out Hindu men.

This is the worst attack on civilians in the region in two decades, sparking widespread anger in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country will hunt suspects “until the end of the earth” and those who plan and conduct plans will “will be punished beyond their imagination.”

However, India has not named any group it suspected of carrying out the attack in Pahalgam, and it is not clear who did it.

But Indian police claimed that two of the attackers were Pakistani nationals, and Delhi accused Pakistan of supporting militants - Islamabad denied it. It said it had nothing to do with the April 22 attack.

In the following two weeks, both sides took measures against parts – including expelling diplomats, suspending visas and closing transit.

But many expect it to escalate to some kind of cross-border strike – as seen in the Pulwama attack, killing 40 Indian paramilitary personnel in 2019.

Kashmir is claimed by India and Pakistan, but is managed only in part by each person, as they were divided after independence from Britain in 1947.

These countries have fought two wars.

But recently, this is an attack by radicals, which brings both countries to the edge. Since 1989, Indian-managed Kashmir has carried out armed insurgency under Indian rule, with militants targeting security forces and civilians.

This is the first major attack on civilians as India revoked Article 370, which gave Kashmir semi-autonomous status in 2019.

After the decision, the area saw protests but also witnessed the decline of armed forces, with the number of visitors visiting the area greatly increasing.

In 2016, India launched a "surgical strike" throughout the control line - the de facto border between India and Pakistan - targeting radical bases.

In 2019, the Pulwama Bombing killed 40 Indian paramilitary personnel, prompting air strikes to penetrate Balakot - the first operation inside Pakistan since 1971 - triggered retaliatory attacks and air combat.

Neither spirals, but the wider world remains vigilant about what might happen if it does. Countries and diplomats around the world have made attempts to prevent the coronavirus from escalating.

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called for “the greatest constraint”, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes the fight “ends soon.”