Operation Sindoor, India Pakistan Tensions NEWS Live: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi on Friday said during MEA’s press briefing that Pakistan deployed between 300 and 400 drones across 36 locations along India’s northern and western borders. Preliminary investigations indicate that Turkey’s SONGAR drones were used in the attacks. Colonel Qureshi stated that Indian forces successfully neutralised the drones using both kinetic and non-kinetic countermeasures. She also confirmed that a Pakistani UAV attempted to target a military installation in Bathinda, but the Indian Armed Forces intercepted and foiled the attack.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said that Pakistan’s conduct has been very “irresponsible” so far. She added that Pakistan didn’t even close its airspace after launching the attack on India last night and is in fact using its civilian airlines as a shield.
Indian forces intercepted Pakistani drones over key areas on Thursday night amid city-wide blackouts. Airforce and Defence ministry confirmed that three Indian military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur were attacked by Pakistan. Defence ministry sources confirmed that 8 missiles were targeted at Jammu city and subsequently thwarted. A blackout was enforced in several districts, including Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Mohali, and Gurdaspur in Punjab and Chandigarh.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to officials in border areas and directed them to take stock of the situation. Many states have also announced the closure of schools, blackouts in border districts, and cancellation of leave of police personnel and administration officials amid the escalating tensions.
“Military stations at Jammu, Pathankot & Udhampur were targeted by Pakistani-origin drones and missiles along the International Border in J&K today. The threats were swiftly neutralised using kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities in line with established Standard Operating Procedures. No casualties or material losses were reported. India remains fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and ensure the safety of its people,” read an update from the Ministry of Defence.
‘Fundamentally, not our problem,’ says US Vice President JD Vance
US Vice President JD Vance, speaking to Fox News, said that while the United States is encouraging India and Pakistan to reduce tensions, it has no plans to directly intervene in the conflict. He stressed that the issue lies outside America’s control and influence, and that both nations must make their own decisions. “What we can do is try to encourage these folks to deescalate a little bit, but we’re not going to get involved in the middle of war that’s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” Vance said.
Vance added that the US will continue supporting peace efforts through diplomacy. “You know, America can’t tell the Indians to lay down their arms. We can’t tell the Pakistanis to lay down their arms. And so, we’re going to continue to pursue this thing through diplomatic channels,” he said. He expressed hope that the situation won’t grow into a larger regional conflict or nuclear crisis, though he acknowledged concern about the possibility. He stressed that the responsibility lies with leaders in both countries to avoid such an outcome.
‘We are worried about these things. The job of the cooler heads in India and Pakistan is to make sure that this doesn’t become a nuclear war and if it happens, it will be disastrous but right now we don’t think it is going to happen,” Vance said.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired an All Party Meet on May 8 where various Opposition leaders and Union Ministers were in attendance. The meeting was held at the Parliament in New Delhi to discuss Operation Sindoor. This comes a day after India launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR‘ early Wednesday morning, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. As the Indian Army out it, this was a precision strike carried out by the Armed Forces at nine terror base camps in Pakistan. The strikes were in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
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Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Strikes were precise, says Defence expert
Defence expert Brigadier Hemant Mahajan (retd) told ANI that the Indian Armed Forces targeted terror training camps of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen at nine locations across Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and Pakistani Punjab. He noted that the strikes were precise and carried out using advanced missiles, leaving little time for the other side to react. He added that this was a strong response to the Pahalgam incident and praised the Armed Forces for their swift and effective action.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Locals support India’s strikes on Pak terror camps
Two residents of Barmer, Rajasthan, expressed strong support for the Indian Army and said they were proud of the country’s response, ANI reported. They said they were happy that action had been taken and believed it was necessary to send a clear message to those targeting Hindus.
#watch | #operationsindoor | Bhagirath Gosai, a local in Barmer, Rajasthan says, "When I woke up today and got this information, I was extremely happy. It was important to teach the terrorists a lesson for killing Hindus by asking their religion in Pahalgam..." pic.twitter.com/EFjAWnCwFu
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Indian officials reach out to counterparts in US, UK, Saudi, Russia and more
Indian officials have reached out to their counterparts in several countries to update them on the actions India has taken. These countries include the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Russia, according to sources.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Media briefing at 10 am today
Media briefing will be held at 10:00 am today following India’s strikes on Pakistan and PoK’s 9 terror camps. More details are expected to come out during the briefing. Stay with us for full coverage.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says ‘monitoring situation closely’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States is monitoring the India-Pakistan situation closely, following the launch of Operation Sindoor. Rubio took to X and wrote that he agrees with Trump’s earlier statement where he said that he hopes for this to end “very quickly”.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Jaish stronghold in Bhawalpur targeted
India Army targets Jaish stronghold in Bhawalpur. As per DGISPR, four attacks were launched in Bahwalpur near the Subhan mosque, reported ANI. The area is said to be a stronghold for Jaish e-Mohammad and its founder Maulana Masood Azhar. The JeM have been accountable for a number of terror attacks against India in the past.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Pakistan claims 8 casualties so far
Pakistan’s military spokesperson and Deirector General of ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has claimed that Indian missile strikes led to 24 impacts, reported ANI. Addressing a press conference, he said that eight casualties have been reported so far.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Pak PM Sharif terms Indian strikes as ‘act of war
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif early has termed the Indian missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Punjab province as an “act of war” and said his country has every right to give a “befitting reply.”
Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at least eight people were killed and 35 others injured in Indian missile attacks on cities in Punjab and PoK, Geo News reported.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Emeregency declared in Punjab province of Pakistan
After the attacks on terror outfits on its land Pakistan’s Punjab province has declared emergency, according to agency reports.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: US monitoring India-Pak situation closely
US Secretary Marco Rubio shared that he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely, “I echo @POTUS‘s comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.”
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: PM Modi monitored Operation Sindor through the night
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been constantly monitoring the Operation Sindoor throughout the night, according to agency reports.
The strike called by the Indian forces on all the nine targets has been successful, sources further revealed. The Indian forces had selected the location for strikes with the intent of targeting top Jaish e Muhammed and Lashkar leadership for their role in sponsoring terrorist activities in India.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Qatar Airways suspends flights to Pakistan
In a post on social media, Qatar Airways announced that it has temporarily suspended flights to Pakistan.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Pakistan has cleared its airspace
Pakistan has cleared its airspace after India’s Operation Sindoor mission targeted nine sites linked in terror infrastructure. This comes after multiple explosions were reported in several cities, including Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur, according to Reuters. The report added that power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Airports in parts of Northern India to remain shut
Spicejet, Indigo and Air India have issued travel advisory amid tension between India and Pakistan New Delhi. Airlines have cancelled all flights to and from the following stations – Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot – till 12 noon on 7 May, pending further updates from authorities. Two international Air India flights en route to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi. We regret the inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen disruption.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Nine terror hideouts in Pak identified
India has attacked nine terrorist hideouts in Pak & Pakistan occupied Kashmir
Muzaffarabad – two strikes
Bahawalpur
Kotli
Chak Amru
Gulpur
Bhimber
Muridke
Camp near Sialkot
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Srinagar Airport shut down
The airfield has been shut down, and today no civilian flights will be operating from Srinagar airport.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Indigo issues travel advisory
Due to changing airspace conditions in the region flights to and from Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh and Dharamshala are impacted, Indigo stated in a statement.
Flights to and from Bikaner are also impacted by the current airspace restrictions.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: India reaches out to global allies
India has reached out to several leading countries, including the US, Russia, the UK and Saudi Arabia, early Wednesday and briefed them about the military strike it carried out on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: All air defence units have been activated
Defence Officials stated, all air defence units have been activated along the India-Pakistan border to tackle any eventuality.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: No Pakistan civilian targeted
Indian embassy in the US has stated that no Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit; only known terror camps were targeted.
A woman and her daughter have been injured in heavy mortar shelling on forward villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, carried out by Pakistani army.
Intense shelling from across the border was reported from Krishna Ghati, Shahpur and Mankote in Poonch, Laam, Manjakote and Gambeer Brahmana in Rajouri district in Jammu region and Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, shortly after the Indian strikes.
Indian security forces guarding the border also retaliated and the cross-border shelling between the two sides was going on when the last reports were received, officials said, adding the Pakistani shelling forced the people to take refuge in underground bunkers.
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: ‘Pakistan has every right to respond’, says Pakistan PM
“The cunning enemy has carried out cowardly attacks on five locations in Pakistan,’ Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Prime Minister tweeted.
“Pakistan has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given. The entire nation stands with the Pakistani armed forces, and the morale and spirit of the entire Pakistani nation are high. The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani armed forces know how to deal with the enemy. We will never allow the enemy to succeed in their nefarious goals.”
Operation Sindoor Live Updates: Donald Trump responds to India strike
US President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan have been fighting for a long time and people knew “something was going to happen”.
“It’s a shame, we just heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past,” Trump said.
“They’ve been fighting for a long time. They’ve been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” Trump said when asked about the attacks between India and Pakistan.
When asked if he has any message for the countries, he said “No, I just hope it ends very quickly.”
According to initial reports coming in 12 terrorists have been killed and 55 injured after India attacked nine terror infrastructure sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Pakistani security officials are reporting that Indian missiles struck at least three locations across the border, resulting in casualties.
Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ early Wednesday, carrying out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur which is a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit.