India Strikes Lahore Air Defence, Negates Pakistan's Escalation Attempt

After targeting nine terrorist bases under Operation Sindoor on Wednesday, India has neutralised Pakistani drone, missile attacks and targeted the air defence systems of Islamabad.

What India Says?

Ministry of Defence said that Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uti-rlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the
Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems.

These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks.

"Today morning Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised. Indian response has been in the same domain with same
intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has
been neutralised," the statement added.

India said that Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy calibre Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. 16 civilians including three women and five children have been killed. "Here too, India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt," the statement added.

However, the Indian Armed Forces reiterated their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.

Military Strikes On 9 Terror Infrastructures

India, on Wednesday, launched Operation Sindoor as a retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in Kashmir. 26 civilians, mostly Hindus, were shot dead by the terrorists.

In the air strikes carried out on nine terrorist infrastructures, the Indian armed forces killed over 80 terrorist,s including 10 members of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar.