A day after precision strikes against terrorist targets under Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces on Thursday targeted the air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan, the government said today.
Due to India's action, the air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised, it added.
"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," the statement said.
“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,” it added.
India also said that Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets on the night of May 7.
The military targets were engaged in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles.
{{/usCountry}}The military targets were engaged in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles.
{{/usCountry}}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.
Indian Air Force S-400 Sudarshan Chakra air defence missile systems were fired last night against targets moving towards India. The targets were successfully neutralised in the operation multiple domain experts told ANI. An official Government confirmation is awaited.
India's Operation Sindoor
On Wednesday, Indian Armed Forces launched coordinated precision strikes on nine terrorist bases across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The mission, dubbed Operation Sindoor, was carried out in the early hours of May 7 in a joint offensive involving the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force.
The strikes targeted terrorist infrastructure affiliated with groups including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The operation was launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, in which at least 26 civilians were killed.
In a statement, the Indian Defence Ministry said, “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”