Amnesty International raises alarm over civilian casualties

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India-Pakistan live: Pakistan again threatens retaliation against India

 

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By Urooba Jamal and Nils Adler

Published On 8 May 2025

8 May 2025

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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says its responses to Indian attacks have shown “restraint”, but that the country deserves a larger retaliation at a place, time and “manner of its choosing”.

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Amnesty International raises alarm over civilian casualties

Carolyn Horn, programme director for law and policy at Amnesty International, says the UK-based group was concerned by reports of loss of civilian lives in both India and Pakistan.

 

“In every armed conflict, protecting civilians is paramount – it’s a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law which binds all nations,” she said in a statement.

 

“Deliberate, indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks harming civilians or damaging civilian infrastructure such as homes, hospitals, schools, and essential services, are strictly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols and under cust lol omary international law.”