In one image, a plume of smoke obscures the vibrant sunrise over a Himalayan landscape. In another, men carry a casket past soldiers on the verdant grounds of a damaged mosque.
The famed beauty of Kashmir has once again been scarred by military confrontation. Indian strikes on Wednesday hit several sites on the Pakistani-administered side of the territory and in areas within Pakistan, with deaths reported. Pakistan has vowed to respond in kind.
India struck in the aftermath of a deadly terrorist attack on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir on April 22, in which 26 civilians were killed. India has suggested that Pakistan was behind the attack, a claim that Pakistan has denied.
Kashmiris are caught in the middle of the escalating conflict.
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Pakistani soldiers at a mosque damaged by Indian fire near Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistani-controlled side of Kashmir.
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Trucks transporting tanks on Wednesday in Punjab Province in Pakistan.
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Employees at a fuel station in Islamabad, Pakistan, watching news clips after the strikes.
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Smoke rising in the Poonch district, on the Indian side of Kashmir, on Wednesday. Witnesses said Pakistan had shelled the area.
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Rescuers searched for victims in the debris of a damaged government complex after strikes in Muridke, Pakistan.
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An anti-India protest in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
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Some families moved outdoors after Indian strikes hit Muridke.
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Recovering a body from a damaged mosque near Muzaffarabad.
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Travelers waiting outside Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, after all domestic and international flights were canceled on Wednesday.
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Indian paramilitary forces standing guard in Pampore, part of the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir, on Wednesday.
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Soldiers cordoning off a road in Punjab Province in Pakistan. The Indian strikes were the first within the Pakistani heartland in years.
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Pakistani rangers standing guard in Muridke near the site of a strike.
