India Claims ‘Surgical Strikes’ Inside Pakistan

Amid increasing tension with its neighbor and traditional rival Pakistan, India announced Thursday it had launched “surgical strikes” inside Pakistan-controlled territory Wednesday night “to safeguard our nation.” Pakistan, however, denied India’s claims, terming them an “illusion” and calling the firing “unprovoked” and an “existential phenomenon.” Referring to the Line of Control that separates India- and Pakistan-controlled…