A dozen locations in Jammu, including key airstrips, were targeted by drone and artillery from the Pakistani side on Thursday evening. This escalation came just a day after India launched targeted strikes on terror hideouts in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor. The fresh wave of attacks, launched through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cross-border artillery, was swiftly intercepted by India¡¯s air defence systems.
India said it foiled Pakistan military's attempts to target military installations in 15 cities in the northern and western parts of the country using missiles and drones as tensions between the two neighbours mounted amid fears of a wider conflict.
Sources in the defence and security establishment said the S-400 missile defence systems, surface-to-air missiles and the integrated counter unmanned aircraft system were used in thwarting the Pakistani attempts.
In its response this morning, India launched kamikaze drones and destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore.
Pakistan has further made an attempt to target Jammu airport, counter-measures initiated; total blackout in Jammu city, adjoining areas, according to PTI.??
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials.
The stringent measures were taken by Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal after India struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 people.
Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, Rajasthan about 1,070 km and Gujarat around 506 km. West Bengal shares a 2,217-km border with Bangladesh.
In response to the threat, authorities enforced a complete blackout in Kishtwar in the Jammu Division. Sirens were sounded throughout the district to alert civilians. A similar blackout was imposed in Punjab¡¯s Pathankot, which shares a border with Pakistan. Air raid sirens were also heard in Akhnoor, where defences remained on standby.
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