Two more Pakistani soldiers succumb to injuries, death toll reaches 13 PHOTO

The number of personnel martyred defending the country during Pakistan’s recent military confrontation with India has risen to 13, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

“Indian Armed Forces blatant and cowardly aggression which was launched on the night of 6-7 May 2025, targeted innocent civilians, including women, children, and the elderly,” the ISPR recalled, referring to the unprovoked strikes on six locations in the country, Caliber.Az reports, citing Pakistani media.

“While defending the motherland with exemplary courage and unwavering resolve, two more valiant sons of the soil embraced martyrdom today, who were hospitalised, bringing the total number of martyred personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces to 13,” the ISPR stated in its press release.

The military’s media wing added that 78 personnel have “sustained injuries in the line of duty”.

The ISPR said: “The martyred heroes are Havaldar Muhammad Naveed Shaheed of the Pakistan Army and Senior Technician Muhammad Ayaz Shaheed of the Pakistan Air Force.

The deadly flare-up between India and Pakistan in early May 2025 marks one of the most serious military escalations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in recent years.

On the night of May 6–7, 2025, the Indian Armed Forces launched strikes on six locations within Pakistani territory. According to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attacks were unprovoked and targeted civilian areas, including women, children, and the elderly. Pakistan condemned the assault as “blatant and cowardly aggression.”

This military exchange follows months of rising hostility, including border skirmishes, political rhetoric, and intensified surveillance across the Line of Control (LoC). Both nations have a long history of conflict over Kashmir, having fought three wars since independence in 1947.

By Khagan Isayev