Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to retaliate after India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. New Delhi says they were in response to last month's terror attack in India-controlled Kashmir.



Sharif spoke to the nation on Wednesday saying he will "avenge each drop of the blood of these martyrs." It came after the Indian military launched strikes on what New Delhi called "terrorist infrastructure." The Pakistani government says at least 31 people were killed.



India has indicated there could be further military strikes, depending on Pakistan's response.



Tensions between the two countries have been rising since last month's attack that killed 26 people. The Pakistani government has denied any involvement.



World leaders are urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions. United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday: "It's so terrible. I want to see it stop. And if I can do anything to help, I will be there."



British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also touched on the issue in Parliament. He said "Rising tensions between India and Pakistan will be of serious concern for many across Britain." Starmer said the UK is encouraging both sides to engage in dialogue and protect civilians.





Widow mourns her loss
A woman who lost her husband in the April attack in India-controlled Kashmir has spoken to NHK about her sorrow. Most of the 26 victims were tourists from India.



Aishanya Dwivedi's husband, Shubham, ran a shop that supplied cement in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. They were on a family holiday when the violence began.



Aishanya says a man approached them and asked whether they were Hindus or Muslims. When they answered " Hindus", the man pulled out a gun and shot her husband. She says she was stunned and shook him, but her sister grabbed her and pulled her to safety. She and her husband had only just gotten married in February.



Aishanya says she cannot process the fact that this happened.



"Every morning, when I wake up it's like he is next to me. Killing a husband in front of a wife is very brutal."



Aishanya says she remembers hearing a lot of screaming and shouting amid continuing gunfire. She says the government has got to take a tougher stance against terrorism.