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Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks

Demonstrators shout slogans beside a banner with a picture of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an anti-India protest in Hyderabad, Sindh province on May 7, 2025. [AFP]

India and Pakistan have accused each other of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm.

Pakistan's army said it shot down 25 Indian drones, while New Delhi accused Islamabad of launching overnight raids with "drones and missiles", and claimed it destroyed an air defence system in Lahore.

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