Operation Sindoor 2.0: Indian Armed Forces Neutralise Air Defence System At Pakistan's Lahore
The Indian armed forces retaliated against Pakistan's aggression by targeting several air defence radars and systems on Thursday morning under Operation Sindoor 2.0. This response followed Pakistan's attempts to strike multiple military locations in Northern and Western India using drones and missiles.
The Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at Lahore on Thursday in a befitting response to Pakistan's aggression. (Image: X/ANI)
The Indian armed forces gave Pakistan's aggression a fitting response on Thursday morning by targeting Air Defence Radars and systems at several locations. Pakistan attempted to strike multiple military targets across Northern and Western India, spanning locations such as Awantipora, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj — using drones and missiles late on Wednesday. The escalation from Pakistan came after India's Operation Sindoor that targeted terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the early hours of Wednesday. This uncalled-for provocation by the neighbouring nation comes even as India has maintained that the strikes by Indian forces were targetted at terrorists and terror camps and that no military facility or civilians were targetted during Operation Sindoor.
"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 Government of India said in a statement.
"India on Thursday morning targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at 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.
"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 Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response," it added.
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 on the night of May 7-8. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems, said the Ministry of Defence. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks.
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.
“Sixteen innocent lives have been lost, including three women and five children, due to Pakistani firing. India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt,” the government said in the statement
“Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military,” the statement said.
This morning, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar, referring to Operation Sindoor said, ‘...It is not our intention to escalate the situation. However, if there are military attacks on us, there should be no doubt that it will be met with a very very firm response.”
Operation Sindoor
India, in the early hours of Wednesday carried out strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' at nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The prime targets of the strikes were terror breeding grounds run by Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkhar-e-Taiba and the base camp of Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian military targeted Markaz Taiba of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Muridke, Markaz Subhan Allah of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Bahawalpur, Hizbul Mujahideen's Mehmoona Joya Facility in Sialkot and LeT's base in Markaz Ahle Hadith in Barnala and its camp in Muzaffarabad's Shawai Nalla, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh briefed media on Wednesday.
India stated that the actions were "focused, measured and non-escalatory" and that "no Pakistani military facilities or civilians were targeted" under Operation Sindoor. “India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution," the statement read.
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