New Delhi

Pakistan tried to attack at least 15 military installations in northern and western India with drones and missiles last night, almost 12 hours after Indian carried out Operation Sindoor targeting nine terrorists training camps and camping sites in Pakistan’s Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

This was disclosed by the Indian Army in a press release today.

This means that Pakistan is seeking to escalate the conflict with India by making attempts to target the Military installations in northern and western India and shelling during the intervening night of April 7 and 8.

The Indian armed forces have retaliated, as the release said, “Indian response has been in the same domain with the same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.”

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“Pakistan attempted to engage many military targets in Northern and Western India, including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlaı, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles,” the release said.

However, all the attempts were neutralized and rendered ineffective.

The statement said, “During the Press Briefing on Operation Sindoor on May 7, India had called its response as focused, measured, and non-escalatory.” It was specifically mentioned that Pakistanı military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response.

“On the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage many military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlaı, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems.

“The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from many locations that prove the Pakistanı attacks.

“Today morning, the Indian Armed Forces Targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at several locations in Pakistan.

“Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy-caliber Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.”

So far, 16 innocent lives have been lost, including three women and five children, due to Pakistani firing. Here too. India was compelled to respond to bring the Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt.

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The Indian army release said, “The Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.”