In an unprovoked and blatant act of war, the Indian Air Force, while remaining within Indian airspace, has violated Pakistan’s sovereignty using standoff weapons, targeting civilian population across international border in Muridke, Sialkot and Bahawalpur, and across Line of Control in Kotli and Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Foreign Office said in a statement here on Wednesday.

It said India’s act of aggression has resulted in martyrdom of civilians, including women and children. This act of aggression has also caused grave threat to commercial air traffic.

‘We strongly condemn India’s cowardly action, which is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms of interstate relations’, the Foreign Office statement said.

It said, in the wake of Pahalgam attack, the Indian leadership has once again used the bogey of terrorism to advance its sham narrative of victimhood, jeopardizing regional peace and security. India’s reckless action has brought the two nucleararmed states closer to a major conflict.

It said the situation continues to evolve. It said Pakistan reserves the right to respond appropriately at a time and place of its choosing, in accordance with the Article51 of the UN Charter, and as enshrined in international law.

The statement said the government, armed forces and people of Pakistan stand united in the face of Indian aggression and they will always act with iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.