Indian Armed Forces target air defence systems in Pakistan as unprovoked firing along LoC increases

Mangalore Today News Network

Jammu and Kashmir, May 8, 2025: Indian Armed Forces have responded proportionately and negated escalation bids by Pakistan, a statement released by PIB said on Thursday.

"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," the statement read. It added that these attacks 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.

As per the release, on Thursday 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," said the statement.

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 people, including three women and five children, have been killed in Pakistani firing. "India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt," the release said.