India Pakistan Tension Highlights: ‘Drone activity spotted, stay inside and observe blackout’, says Barmer administration

Col. Sofiya Qureshi revealed that Pakistan launched attacks on medical facilities in Srinagar, Avantipura, and Udhampur

Pakistan targeted civilian infrastructure including schools and medical centres near border areas in Punjab and Rajasthan, official sources confirmed. The strikes, which took place amid ongoing cross-border tensions, were aimed at spreading panic among civilians

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has revealed a series of videos allegedly showing India successfully repelling 26 separate attack attempts by Pakistan. These visuals reportedly include drone interceptions, missile defence activations, and ground-level retaliation by Indian forces along sensitive border regions.

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has claimed that Pakistan made 26 attempts to attack India amid escalating border tensions, but all were thwarted by Indian forces.

Press Briefing by MEA India

All hotels have been asked to shut down in Pathankot by the district administration. Guests have been asked to leave.

A fresh wave of drone attacks launched from Pakistan on Friday night triggered blackouts and sirens across border districts in Rajasthan, leaving residents tense but resolute. The Indian Air Force’s defence systems intercepted and destroyed all incoming drones mid-air, preventing any damage or casualties.

In Jaisalmer’s Pokhran, the first attempt was detected around 9 PM, followed by similar attacks in Barmer and other areas. Local resident Jalam Singh praised the military’s swift response: “The way our forces destroyed the drones mid-air has boosted our confidence.” His family, like many others, adhered to strict blackout guidelines.

Barmer and Jodhpur enforced emergency blackouts, with sirens sounded to alert civilians. Even as fear lingered, the sentiment was one of preparedness and trust in the armed forces. “Unlike 1971, we now receive real-time information and know our forces are capable,” said retired forest ranger Jaithmal Singh.

According to a Reuters report, Pakistan has said it called a meeting on Saturday of the top body that oversees its nuclear arsenal.

The Indian army said after the attacks that Pakistan was continuing its “blatant escalation” with drone strikes and using other munitions along India’s western border, and that its “enemy designs” would be thwarted.

Five civilians have been killed in latest attacks by Pakistan in the Jammu region of Indian Kashmir.

Diplomatic calls for de-escalation, including by the United States, intensified as the nuclear-armed neighbours ramped up their worst fighting in three decades.

The Border Security Force (BSF) reported that Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing on Indian positions along the International Boundary in the Jammu sector at around 9 PM on May 9, 2025. In response, the BSF inflicted significant damage to Pakistan Rangers’ posts and assets, reiterating its commitment to safeguarding India’s sovereignty.

“There were terror attacks in India. No nation is going to allow that to happen in their country without a response. We wouldn’t let that happen here. So that’s appropriate,” Mike Pompeo, the Former Secretary of State, said in a Fox News interview.

The U.S. mission to Pakistan has restricted all personnel movements, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said on Saturday.

The State Department said it will reassess the situation this afternoon, adding that the Pakistan Army on Saturday advised all residents of the country to remain at home until further notice.

Jammu BSF in a statement confirmed that the terrorist launch pad at Looni, District Sialkot, opposite Akhnoor area was completely destroyed by the BSF

“On May 9, from around 9 pm, Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing on BSF posts in the Jammu Sector. BSF responded in a commensurate manner, causing widespread damage to the posts and assets of the Pakistan Rangers along the International Boundary. Our resolve to protect India’s sovereignty is unshaken,” PRO Jammu BSF stated.

Indian Army Force says Chinese media reports of Pak’s JF-17 fighter jets destroying S-400 system in Adhampur are fake.

Pakistan Army continued to target civilian areas in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir by conducting heavy shelling. Houses, water tanks, and other civil infrastructure suffered heavy damage in the attack.

Local residents told ANI that Pakistani strikes targeted places of worship as well.

“The entire house is damaged. The adjacent houses have also suffered damage…Pakistan is targeting civilian areas…They are deliberately targeting Poonch…Gurdwara, temples and mosques – they have not spared anything,” Balbir Singh, a local resident, told ANI.

“This is all the nefarious design of Pakistan that it is targeting civilians…People are scared, but they have the spirit that they will continue to live here and stand with the Indian Army…We were uprooted in 1947 and then came to live here. A massive firing is ongoing now. We will not leave Poonch and go anywhere else. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Army and Administration. They may bomb us as much as they want, we will not be scared,” he added.

Due to ongoing air attacks attempted by Pakistan in some areas of Punjab, Western Railway has changed the routes of some trains going to Amritsar. This means some trains will stop earlier than Amritsar, and some trains going from Amritsar will start later from a different station.

Indian army today released images of Pakistan ammunitions being used against India and found in Amritsar.

“Pakistan’s blatant attempt to violate India’s sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable. Indian Army will thwart enemy designs,” ADG PI statement read.

Indian army social media post shared how Pakistan escalated drone strikes and other munitions along our western borders.

“In one such incident, today at approximately 5 AM, Multiple enemy armed drones were spotted flying over Khasa Cantt, Amritsar. The hostile drones were instantly engaged and destroyed by our air defence units.”

US Secretary of state has urged India and Pakistan to find ways to deescalate tensions as the conflict has a serious turn.

Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence will be briefing the media today at 10:30 am.

Bathinda Dpro circular to residents:

All residents of Bhatinda have been advised to stay inside their residences/buildings and take self-protection measures. Electricity won’t be cut off but all other measures remain in force.

“This is something that the Secretary of State and now our NSA as well, Marco Rubio, has been involved in. The President has expressed that he wants this to de-escalate as quickly as possible,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

‘Trump has good relations with the leaders of both countries. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in constant communication with the leaders of both countries, trying to bring this conflict to an end,’ she further added.

“I’m not sure how the “International Community” thinks the current tension in the subcontinent will be de-escalated when the IMF essentially reimburses Pakistan for all the ordnance it is using to devastate Poonch, Rajouri, Uri, Tangdhar & so many other places,” Omar Abdullah posted on social media.

Government officials, speaking to The Indian Express, revealed that India is giving a “calibrated response” to Pakistan’s attempts to strike military and civilian infrastructure.

India employed long-range precision weaponry, including loitering munitions, to conduct strikes on four Pakistani air defense locations, resulting in the destruction of one such site.

Pakistan attacked 26 locations last night bordering western and northern India. India’s response involved both robust air defence and a carefully planned offensive.

This “calibrated response,” officials explained, encompassed successfully countering Pakistan’s aerial incursions using the Indian Air Force’s Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) and its network of counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Several gates at the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam, built on the Chenab River in Ramban, have been opened.

from where our drones were being launched have been destroyed by the Indian Army near Jammu: ANI cited Defence Sources

Omar Abdullah mourns death of J&K Administration Services officer in Rajouri.

“Just yesterday he was accompanying the Deputy CM around the district & attended the online meeting I chaired. Today the residence of the officer was hit by Pak shelling as they targeted Rajouri town killing our Additional District Development Commissioner Sh Raj Kumar Thappa. I’ve no words to express my shock & sadness at this terrible loss of life. May his soul rest in peace.”

Two other civilians are also dead in the Pakistani shelling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.

Government sources to Indian Express indicate that India is responding to the series of drone and missile attacks initiated by Pakistan on Friday night. This comes as Pakistan continues its actions targeting multiple locations within India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

The central government has scheduled a comprehensive briefing at 10 am to discuss the attacks launched by Pakistan and India’s subsequent retaliation.

Early Saturday morning, Pakistan alleged that India fired missiles at three of its air bases, including one near Islamabad. However, according to a Reuters report, Pakistan claimed its air defenses successfully intercepted the majority of these missiles.