Pakistan launches drone attacks again, India’s air defence system intercepts

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Pakistani drones shot down in Amritsar, Pathankot

In Amritsar and Pathankot, many drones of Pakistan have been shot down by India’s air defence system. Currently, no other drones have been seen in Amritsar and Pathankot.

At the moment, the sky is clear in both places. As soon as there was a blackout, there were sounds of drones being sighted in both places. A search will be conducted in the morning to know where the drones have been shot down.

10-12 drones seen in Kutch and Banaskantha 

Over 10-12 drones were seen on Kutch and Banaskantha border areas of Gujarat. Several Pakistani drones have been shot down near the Attari border line in Amritsar. A red alert has also been issued in Barmer, with sirens continuously sounding in the area. Several drones were also spotted in Ferozepur and Amritsar. 

Complete blackout enforced in Udhampur

Meanwhile, a complete blackout has been enforced in Udhampur of Jammu Division, and sirens were heard across the region. A complete blackout has been enforced in Punjab’s Firozpur, while sirens and explosions could be heard.

Earlier in the day, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi revealed that 300 to 400 drones were deployed by Pakistan across 36 locations, with several being shot down by Indian forces using both kinetic and non-kinetic methods. Initial investigations suggest the drones were Turkish-made Asisguard Songar models.

Pakistan Army violated Indian airspace several times, says govt

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said during the press briefing, "On the night of May 7 and 8, the Pakistani army violated Indian airspace several times over the entire western border to target military infrastructure. Not only this, the Pakistani army also fired heavy-calibre weapons along the Line of Control. Around 300 to 400 drones were used to attempt infiltration at 36 locations."

She added, "The Indian armed forces shot down many of these drones using kinetic and non-kinetic means. The possible purpose of such large-scale aerial intrusions was to test air defence systems and collect intelligence. Forensic investigation of the wreckage of the drones is being done. Initial reports suggest that they are Turkish Asisguard Songar drones..."

During the press briefing, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, "Pakistan did not close its civil airspace despite it launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack on May 7 at 08:30 pm. Pakistan is using a civil airliner as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence response. This is unsafe for unsuspecting civil airliners, including international flights that fly near IB between India and Pakistan. The screenshot we just showed shows the data of the application FlightRadar24 during a high air defence alert situation in the Punjab sector."

She added, "As you have seen, the airspace on the Indian side is absolutely devoid of civil air traffic due to our declared closure. However, there are civil airlines flying the air route between Karachi and Lahore. Indian Air Force demonstrated considerable restraint in its response, thus ensuring the safety of international civil carriers. In response to the Pakistani attack, armed drones were launched at four air defence sites in Pakistan. One of the drones was able to destroy an AD radar. Pakistan also carried out artillery shelling across the line of control using heavy-calibre artillery guns and armed drones...which resulted in some losses and injuries to Indian army personnel. Pakistan army also suffered major losses in Indian retaliatory fire."

The Indian Armed Forces also successfully neutralised Pakistan military's attempts at a large-scale drone and missile attack on multiple Indian military installations across Northern and Western India during the night of May 7-8, and an Air Defence system at Lahore was neutralised.