Pakistan's Cowardly Attack Tactics: A Page From The Hamas Manual?

Pakistan's relentless wave of drone and missile attacks on India post Operation Sindoor, which was a mission to neutralise terrorists and not against either Pakistani military or civilians, reminded us of the Hamas cowardly attack on Israel on October 7. In less than 24 hours, Pakistan has made two major attempts to escalate tensions, launching multiple barrages targeting key civilian and military installations—including airports and army bases—across India's border states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Much like Hamas, which stormed Israel with rockets and infiltrators on parachutes, Pakistan has launched swarms of drones, missiles and fighter jets against India, but failed miserably after Indian forces gave a fitting response to the offensive.

The intent too bears striking similarity. While Pakistan consistently targets civilian and military installations in India, New Delhi does not attack civilian or military assets across the border, focusing solely on dismantling terror infrastructure in Pakistan.

Both assaults - Hamas' surprise attack on Israel and Pakistan's continued aggression against India - have a common thread: surprise, disregard for civilian lives, and a desperate attempt to provoke war.

Pakistan launched a barrage of drones and missiles at high-value locations like the Jammu airport and an army installation in Udhampur, as well as strategic zones in Akhnoor, Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Jaisalmer, late Thursday. Defence sources told Times Now that the projectiles were swiftly neutralised, with Indian defence systems like the S-400 playing a crucial role. As per reports, two Pakistani drones were shot down near Jammu University. Drones were sighted near Kutch as well.

In response, India launched retaliatory missile strikes on locations in Lahore, Sialkot, Islamabad and Karachi in Pakistan, destroying its air defence radars and one AWACS - airborne warning and control system.

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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