An explosion was heard in the eastern city of Pakistan of Lahore on Thursday morning, according to the broadcaster Geo TV and a witness from Reuters, one day after India struck in several places in the country and the fears of climbing in conflict between nuclear arms.
There was no immediate word about the reason for the explosion.
India struck “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, two weeks after accused the Islamic nation of participating in an Indian cashmere attack in which 26 people – mainly Hindu tourists – were killed.
Islamabad had denied the accusation and promised to retaliate against missile strikes, also saying that he had shot down five Indian planes. The Indian Embassy of Beijing described as shot reports slaughtered in the form of “disinformation”.
Pakistan says that at least 31 of its civilians were killed and around 50 injured in strikes and cross -border bombings that followed, while India says that 13 of its civilians died and 43 injured.
The cross -border fire exchange has slightly extended overnight, Indian officials said.
India has also carried out breakdown exercises in regions close to its border with Pakistan, including the city of northern Amritsar which houses the Golden Temple revered by the Sikhs, in anticipation of reprisals for its strikes.
In Pakistan, during this time, most cities have restored a certain normality and the children returned to school, but in the border province of Punjab, hospitals and civil defense authorities have remained on alert.
Although the Federal Government of Pakistan is committed to responding to the strikes of India, said Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif The New York Times Pakistan was ready to defuse on Wednesday.
World powers encourage tensions
India claiming that it would “answer” if Pakistan “responds,” world powers have urged a soothing tensions. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he hoped to “resolve it”, adding that he “will be there” if he could help.
The relationship between India and Pakistan has been responsible for tension since they obtained the independence of colonial Britain in 1947, and the countries fought three wars, including two on cashmere.
The current climbing in tensions comes in precarious for the economy of Pakistan of $ 350 billion, which is still recovering from an economic crisis which brought it to the default of external debt obligations in 2023 before guaranteeing the financing of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
