Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Saturday hailed the Indian Armed Forces for their courage, commitment and sacrifice, amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, thanking them for their courage and service.
The Indian Army, during the intervening night of May 8 and May 9, pulverised terror launch pads close to the Line of Control in a coordinated fire assault in response to Pakistan's attempted drone strikes on multiple cities in Jammu-Kashmir and Punjab, the army stated.
n a decisive response to Pakistan's aggressive actions along the western border and Line of Control (LoC), the Indian Armed Forces on Saturday targeted critical Pakistani military installations, including technical facilities, command and control centres, radar sites, and ammunition stron
Pakistan continued its hostilities on May 10 and targeted places of worship including the Shambhu temple in Jammu and other residential areas of the region.
As Pakistan continued to violate Indian airspace and attack civilian infrastructure, fragments of a projectile were retrieved at Nall village in Punjab's Mansa on Saturday.
Pakistan launched several Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones in Punjab's Amritsar, endangering several civilian areas of the region on Saturday. The attempt was thwarted by the Indian Army Air Defence guns at 5 am as the drones were destroyed in the air itself.
As the tension between India and Pakistan continued to escalate, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the country's armed forces are capable of giving a fitting reply to the neighbouring country.
As Pakistan continued to violate Indian airspace and launch attacks, including on civilian areas, debris of a projectile was retrieved at Nall village in Punjab's Jalandhar on Saturday morning.
The Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence will hold a briefing on Saturday on Operation Sindoor. As per details, the briefing will commence at 10:30 AM.
Meanwhile, at least four airbases in Pakistan were hit by Indian strikes in the early hours of Saturday, sources said, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
Amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions, heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan caused damage to homes and religious sites in J&K's Kupwara, Uri, and Poonch. Locals vowed to stand with the Indian Army despite the attacks.
Fragments and debris of unidentified projectiles were recovered by the locals in Rajasthan's Barmer on Saturday morning in the wake of Pakistan's blatant drone attacks against civilians across several locations in India.