Operation Sindoor LIVE: Blasts in Jammu region; total blackout in Srinagar
Govt says Pakistan launched drones and missiles towards military bases in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur, and India successfully foiled attacks
India has said that Pakistan military deployed around 300-400 drones, likely made in Turkey, to unleash an attack on over 25 Indian cities in the intervening night of May 8-9.
At a Ministry of External Affairs press briefing on Friday evening, the government said Pakistan did not close its airspace, and used civilian planes as shields. The govt said Pakistan launched drones and missiles towards military bases in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur, and India successfully foiled the attacks.
An armed UAV of Pakistan also attempted to target Bathinda military station, which was quickly detected and neutralised, the govt said.
Earlier, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday (May 9) said it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the International Border in Jammu, killing at least seven terrorists and destroying a Pak Rangers' post.
The terrorists were engaged around 11 pm on Thursday in Samba district after a “big group” of theirs was detected by the “surveillance grid”. This infiltration bid was supported by fire from Pakistan Rangers post at Dhandhar, a BSF spokesperson said.
He said the troops neutralised the infiltration bid, killing “at least” seven terrorists and causing “extensive” damage to the Dhandhar post. Officials said there could be more terrorists, who could have been neutralised.
IPL suspended
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating military confrontation between India and Pakistan with a BCCI official saying that continuing the event in the current situation would not look appropriate.
A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday's match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot.
“It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war,” a BCCI official told PTI, confirming the suspension of the high-profile league, which was to wind up on May 25 in Kolkata as per the original schedule. Twelve league matches and four knockout games are left to be played.
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- 8 May 2025 3:17 PM IST
Struck Pakistan's air defence system to halt Pak ceasefire violation says India
A day after India struck terror infrastructures in mainland Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan, said a statement by the Defence Ministry on Thursday (May 8).
“Today morning Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised,” stated the release.
It further stated that 16 people died due to Pakistan’s unprovoked firing across the Line of Control which compelled India to respond to bring it to a halt.
“Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy calibre Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sixteen innocent lives have been lost, including three women and five children, due to Pakistani firing. Here too, India was compelled to respond to bring Mortar and Artillery fire from Pakistan to a halt,” it added.
According to the Defence Ministry on the night of May 7, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles.
“These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks,” stated the release.
“Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control using Mortars and heavy calibre Artillery in areas in Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir,” it added.
It further stated that the Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.
“During the Press Briefing on Operation SINDOOR on 07 May 2025, India had called its response as focused, measured and non-escalatory. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response,” it added.
- 8 May 2025 2:38 PM IST
Youth arrested in UP for sharing pro-Pakistan content on social media
A youth has been arrested in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sharing objectionable pro-Pakistan content on social media, police said on Thursday.
According to Civil Lines Circle Officer Abhishek Tiwari, the accused has been identified as Zaid, who works at a salon in the Civil Lines locality.
A case has been registered against Zaid under the relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 152 (act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India), Tiwari said.
In-charge of the Civil Lines police station, Satveer Atri, said the matter came to light after Vinod Jatav, general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s Meerut chapter, flagged "objectionable" posts on Zaid's Instagram account.
The posts contained slogans such as "Pakistan Zindabad" and "Pakistan is right", Atri said.
Police arrested Zaid after Jatav, accompanied by local residents, lodged a formal complaint against him at the Civil Lines police station, the officer said.
Tiwari said that in light of the soaring tension following the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent military strike by India in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor, police are closely monitoring social media activity.
He also urged people to share content responsibly and refrain from any action that may spread misinformation or incite communal disharmony.
