In a strong and calibrated military response, the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched precision airstrikes targeting key Pakistani military installations after Islamabad’s drone and aerial assaults across India’s western sector.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, addressing a high-level government briefing alongside Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, confirmed that the IAF hit Pakistan Air Force bases in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, and Rahim Yar Khan. Additional military sites, including installations at Sukkur, Chunia, a radar post at Pasrur, and the Sialkot aviation base, were also successfully engaged.
“India’s response was swift, measured, and aimed solely at identified military targets,” said Wing Commander Singh. “We ensured minimum collateral damage while neutralising the enemy’s military infrastructure.”
According to Singh, Pakistan provoked the escalation by deploying unmanned combat aerial vehicles, long-range weapons, loitering munitions, and fighter jets to strike both Indian civilian and military infrastructure. Among the civilian sites hit were a medical centre and school premises, acts Singh described as “deplorable” and “cowardly.”
While Indian forces managed to neutralise the majority of threats, some damage was sustained at air force stations in Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur, and Bhuj.
The officer also condemned Pakistan’s ongoing disinformation campaign, which included false claims about the destruction of India’s S-400 air defence system at Adampur, attacks on airfields in Suratgarh and Sirsa, and hits on strategic assets like the BrahMos base at Nagrota and an ammunition depot in Chandigarh. “India unequivocally rejects these false narratives,” Singh said, sharing time-stamped imagery that discredits Pakistan’s assertions.
As tensions continue to rise, Singh noted that Pakistan has been intensifying shelling along the Line of Control, deliberately targeting civilian zones. In response, the Indian Army has taken proportionate countermeasures.
Notably, the Pakistani military has reportedly moved its troops into forward positions, signaling a possible intention to escalate further. Singh reaffirmed that Indian forces remain on high operational alert. “We are committed to non-escalation, provided it is reciprocated,” she stated.
This latest exchange follows a series of hostile encounters between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and raises fresh concerns about stability in the region.
Sources By Agencies
