India fired 24 missiles: Pakistan
Kathmandu. 15 days after the Pahalgam attack, India has carried out air strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.The strikes were carried out at around 1:30 am on Tuesday in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh, Kotli and Muzaffarabad under ‘Operation Sindoor’.
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations Director Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said India fired 24 missiles. Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in the attack. Indian media has claimed that more than a hundred people have been killed, but this has not been officially confirmed.
India and Pakistan tensions: Who has more military power?
Kathmandu. 15 days after the Pahalgam attack, India launched air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, sparking a debate about the military power of the two countries.
According to Global Firepower, there is an eight-place gap between India and Pakistan in the 2025 military power rankings. In 2025, India will be ranked fourth out of 145 countries in terms of global military power, while Pakistan will be ranked 12th.
The Indian Army has about 2.2 million soldiers, 4,201 tanks, about 1.5 lakh armored vehicles, 100 self-propelled artillery and 3,975 externally supported artillery. In addition, the number of multi-barrel rocket artillery is 264.
The Indian Air Force has 310,000 soldiers and a total of 2,229 aircraft, including 513 fighter aircraft and 270 transport aircraft. The total aircraft include 130 attack aircraft, 351 training aircraft and six tanker fleet aircraft.
The Indian Army has a total of 899 helicopters across all three branches. Of these, 80 are attack helicopters.
The Indian Navy has 1.42 lakh sailors and a total of 293 ships, including two aircraft carriers, 13 destroyers, 14 frigates, 18 submarines and 18 corvettes.
In addition, the Indian Army has 311 airports, 56 ports and 6.3 lakh km of road and 65 thousand km of railway network.
According to Global Firepower, the Pakistan Army has about 1.31 lakh soldiers, 1.24 lakh sailors and 78 thousand air force.
Pakistan has a total of 1,399 aircraft, including 328 fighter aircraft, 90 attack aircraft, 64 transport aircraft, 565 trainers, 4 tanker fleets and 57 attack helicopters, along with 373 helicopters.
It also has 2,627 tanks, 662 self-propelled artillery, 2,629 externally-supported artillery and 600 multi-barrel rockets.
The Pakistan Navy has nine frigates, nine corvettes, eight submarines and 69 patrol vessels.
In terms of other capabilities, Pakistan has three ports, 116 airports and 60 merchant ships. In addition, it has 264,000 km of roads and 11.9 thousand km of railways. With the help of the BBC