Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur

Pakistan on Thursday targeted military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur near the International Border using missiles and drones, the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters said.

The Indian armed forces neutralised the threat “with kinetic and non-kinetic means” and no losses were reported.

A complete blackout was enforced in several North Indian cities amid reports that Pakistani drones were attempting to attack the Jammu region, PTI reported.

Several social media users in Jammu reported hearing explosions and seeing missile streaks in the sky.

Blackouts were imposed in Jammu, Samba, Baramulla and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir, Amritsar and Jalandhar in Punjab and Bikaner in Rajasthan, ANI reported.

This came after the Indian military on Wednesday carried out strikes on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Nine sites were targeted during the strikes, which were codenamed Operation Sindoor.

The Pakistan Army retaliated by shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Sixteen persons were killed in the firing, according to the Ministry of Defence.

On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Indian forces neutralised attempts by Pakistan to use drones and missiles to target Indian military installations in 15 towns and cities on Wednesday night.

Earlier on Thursday, the Pakistani Army claimed it shot down 25 Indian drones that entered its airspace since Wednesday night, Al-Jazeera reported. Pakistan...

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