PAKISTAN'S BID TO ESCALATE NEGATTED PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE BY INDIA

During the press briefing on Operation SINDOOR held on 07 May 2025, India described its response as focused, measured, and non-escalatory. It was specifically stated that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on Indian military targets would invite an appropriate response.

On the night of 07–08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to strike multiple military targets across Northern and Western India—including Awantipora, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj—using drones and missiles. These threats were neutralized by India's Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. Debris from these attacks is currently being recovered from several locations, providing concrete evidence of the Pakistani offensive.

This morning, the Indian Armed Forces targeted air defence radars and systems at multiple locations in Pakistan. The Indian response remained within the same operational domain and of equivalent intensity. It has been reliably confirmed that an air defence system in Lahore was neutralized.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has intensified its unprovoked ceasefire violations across the Line of Control, using mortars and heavy-calibre artillery in areas including Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

Tragically, sixteen innocent civilians—including three women and five children—have lost their lives due to Pakistani shelling. Consequently, India was compelled to respond in order to suppress and neutralize Pakistani mortar and artillery fire.

The Indian Armed Forces reaffirm their commitment to non-escalation—provided this principle is respected by the Pakistani military.