Air Base, Jammu University, Army Installation: India Thwarts Pakistan's Triple Strike On Jammu
The cowardly Pakistan has resorted to unprovoked aggressions across the border, in response to India's counter-terror Operation Sindoor - to target key military and civilian infrastructure in Jammu.
A cornered Pakistan has resorted to unprovoked aggressions across the border, in response to India's counter-terror Operation Sindoor - targeting key military and civilian infrastructure in Jammu.
Ever since India's Operation Sindoor to dismantle Pakistan's terror infrastructure, the rattled nation has resorted to cowardly and unprovoked aggressions against India's border states. It has specifically targeted Jammu thrice in a span of 24 hours, with civilian and military assets in the northern Indian state on its radar. Indian security forces successfully thwarted the dastardly attempts to target strategic locations, including an air base, an army installation, the Jammu University, and other critical civilian infrastructure.
The Border Security Force (BSF) also foiled a major infiltration attempt in the Samba sector, apart from a ceasefire violation in the same area. In response, Jammu and Kashmir has shut all schools, colleges and universities for two days - May 9 and 10 - as a precautionary measure.
India's anti-drone defence system Sudarshan Chakra downed 57 Pakistani drones overnight. These drones, many reportedly armed, were neutralised across multiple locations in Jammu, as well as other border states - Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Authorities remain on high alert, with increased vigilance and troop presence across the Jammu sector.
Defence sources assure that India's "suraksha kavach" remains impenetrable.
Pakistan's Second Escalation In 24 Hours
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply on the night of Thursday, May 8 and into the early hours of Friday, May 9, following a series of cross-border military engagements involving drones and missiles. India announced that it had "neutralised" Pakistani drone and missile attacks targeting multiple military installations, including sites in Jammu and Pathankot on Thursday night. This came after Indian forces successfully thwarted similar attempts at 15 locations across the northern and western regions of the country, as tensions between the two nations intensified, raising concerns of a wider conflict.
Pakistan tried to hit multiple targets in northern and western India using drones and missiles. As per a PIB statement, Pakistan "attempted to engage a number of military targets in... Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles". Pakistan's attacks come hours after India launched Operation Sindoor which destroyed terror infrastructure in nine locations across the border and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan's fresh attacks were neutralised by India using 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," the statement by PIB said.
As of now, there are no confirmed reports of casualties or infrastructure damage on the Indian side. Security remains on high alert across all affected sectors.
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