08 May,2025 03:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and Systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. Representational Pic/File
The Indian Defence Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the Indian Armed Forces have destroyed Pakistani Air Defence system in Lahore in response to a wave of attacks on Indian military locations.
The action by Indian Armed Forces came early Thursday after Pakistan launched a wave of drone and missile attacks on Indian military locations during the night of May 7-8, an official statement said.
Pakistani forces tried to target several Indian military bases in Northern and Western India, including areas such as Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, and Bhuj. However, all incoming threats were successfully stopped by India's Integrated Counter-Unmanned Aerial system (UAS) Grid and Air Defence systems, the statement said.
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During a press briefing on Operation Sindoor on Wednesday, India called its response as focused, measured and non-escalatory. It 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.
"On the night of 07-08 May 2025, 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, Uttarlai, 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 a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks," an official statement said.
It said, "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 further 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 said, "Sixteen innocent lives have been lost, including three women and five children, due to Pakistani firing. Here too, India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt."
Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military, the statement said.
