Day after Operation Sindoor, Pakistan missiles, drones Intercepted in Jammu; air sirens sounded amid blackout
As Operation Sindoor continues, India successfully intercepts drone and artillery from Pakistan targeting Jammu and Punjab. PM Modi led security reviews earlier today as defence systems enforce blackouts and sirens in high-risk zones to prevent escalation.
A dozen locations in Jammu, including key airstrips, were targeted by drone and artillery from the Pakistani side on Thursday evening. This escalation came just a day after India launched targeted strikes on terror hideouts in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor. The fresh wave of attacks, launched through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cross-border artillery, was swiftly intercepted by India¡¯s air defence systems.
Drones neutralised mid-air
India said it foiled Pakistan military's attempts to target military installations in 15 cities in the northern and western parts of the country using missiles and drones as tensions between the two neighbours mounted amid fears of a wider conflict.
Sources in the defence and security establishment said the S-400 missile defence systems, surface-to-air missiles and the integrated counter unmanned aircraft system were used in thwarting the Pakistani attempts.
In its response this morning, India launched kamikaze drones and destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore.
STORY | India destroys air defence system in Lahore; foils Pakistan's attempts to target 15 Indian cities
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Pakistan has further made an attempt to target Jammu airport, counter-measures initiated; total blackout in Jammu city, adjoining areas, according to PTI.
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan among states on high alert
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, many states have announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials.
The stringent measures were taken by Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal after India struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre that killed 26 people.
STORY | Leave cancelled, schools shut: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan among states on high alert
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Punjab shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, Rajasthan about 1,070 km and Gujarat around 506 km. West Bengal shares a 2,217-km border with Bangladesh.
Blackouts and sirens enforced in high-risk zones
#WATCH | Sirens being heard in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir
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In response to the threat, authorities enforced a complete blackout in Kishtwar in the Jammu Division. Sirens were sounded throughout the district to alert civilians. A similar blackout was imposed in Punjab¡¯s Pathankot, which shares a border with Pakistan. Air raid sirens were also heard in Akhnoor, where defences remained on standby.
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Nancy Jaiswal is a journalist who started her career in reporting and has covered both hard and soft news. From serious city news developments to lighthearted lifestyle pieces, she has written on almost everything hapenning in India (except maybe alien invasions¡ªyet!). For her, writing isn¡¯t just work; it¡¯s a passion, an obsession, and sometimes the reason she forgets to reply to texts.
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