Pakistan's Attempt To Escalate Attacks Negated: India
New Delhi: After launching Operation Sindoor during the early hours of Wednesday, attacking nine locations in Pakistan, India had neutralised missiles and drones sent by Islamabad on the night of May 7-8.
According to Government of India, Pakistan had targeted the western and northern parts of the country including Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj.
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The government had stated that all of Pakistan’s attempts to escalate tension with India have been negated. In the afternoon, the government underlined that Indian forces’ response was “in the same domain (and) with the same intensity” as the attacks launched by Pakistan.
Pakistan’s drones and missiles were disabled by India’s air defence system.
Today morning, a statement from the Government of India said, 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,” the statement added.
During the press briefing on Operation Sindoor, India had called its response “focused, measured, and non-escalatory”. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response.
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Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said during an all-party meeting that at least 100 terrorists were killed in Indian strikes on terror camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He had also briefed during the meeting that Operation Sindoor is “ongoing” based on Pak’s actions. The government had also stated that Pakistan had steadily increased the intensity of cross-border firing and shelling, beginning within 24 hours after the Pahalgam attack.
So far, 16 civilians are reported to be killed, including three women and five children. One Indian soldier has also died. However, the government has also underlined the Indian military’s commitment to non-escalation.
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Operation Sindoor, the codename for the strike, spanned a 25-minute period beginning at 1:05 am on Wednesday. This operation involved a barrage of 24 munitions, including HAMMER smart bombs and SCALP missiles, and destroyed terrorist headquarters and training camps.
