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Amid the escalation of tensions with Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said the services at the Kartarpur Sahib corridor had been suspended until further notice. The 4.7-km-long corridor connects Indian border in Gurdaspur with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in…

Amid the escalation of tensions with Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said the services at the Kartarpur Sahib corridor had been suspended until further notice. The 4.7-km-long corridor connects Indian border in Gurdaspur with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.

Pakistan early claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones

Multiple blasts were heard in Srinagar city early Saturday morning, hours after the Indian military thwarted drone attacks by Pakistan on several installations, including the airport, late last night.

According to officials, the blasts were heard near vital installations, including the airport.

As soon as the blasts were heard, sirens went off in the city.Advertisement

Power has also been snapped in the city and most other parts of the valley, the officials said. PTI inputs

Area has been sanitised by security forces, say officials

In a morning update today, official sources said drones had been sighted at some locations near the International Border and the Line of Control with Pakistan through the night.

These suspected armed drones are posing potential threats to civilian and military targets, they said.

Officials said, “Regrettably, an armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozpur, resulting in severe injuries to members of a local family. The injured have been provided medical assistance and the area has been sanitised by security forces.”

They said the Indian Armed Forces are maintaining a high state of alert, and all such aerial threats are being tracked and engaged using counter-drone systems.

“Citizens, especially in border areas, are advised to remain indoors, limit unnecessary movement, and strictly follow safety instructions issued by local authorities. While there is no need for panic, heightened vigilance and precaution are essential,” government sources said.

Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. The Pakistani military has claimed that the blasts occurred at three air force installations, including the Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi. Videos circulating in Pakistani media and social media reportedly show the Nur Khan Air Base on fire following a huge explosion.

Woman killed in Poonch

May 10, 2025 7:39 am

A woman identified as Rashida Bi from Mendhar in Poonch killed in Pakiatan shelling at 7 am today

ADC Rajouri Raj Kumar Thappa killed in Pakistan Army strikes

May 10, 2025 7:22 am

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thappa, has been killed during Pakistan Army strikes in response of Indian non-stop aggression.

Devastating news from Rajouri. We have lost a dedicated officer of the J&K Administration Services. 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…— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) https://twitter.com/OmarAbdullah/status/1921015452454605262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 10, 2025

Smoke seen from Dibber area, Udhampur

May 10, 2025 7:11 amPakistani drone fragments recovered in Punjab’s Jalandhar

#WATCH | Jammu & Kashmir | Smoke is seen rising after a loud explosion from Dibber area, Udhampur. Air Sirens are being played. pic.twitter.com/UcUrdRb4Pt

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2025

As Pakistan attacked multiple locations in India, parts of a drone were recovered after a blast in Kanganiwal village in rural Jalandhar of Punjab on Saturday. Surjeet Kaur, a local whose house was affected due to a Pakistani drone attack, said, “A red coloured flash came above our house and there was a huge explosion. We got scared. Everything was dark. We came out of our houses after a short while and saw that the water tank above our houses and our neighbours’ houses had exploded. There was a blackout at that time, and all the lights were off.” In an immediate response to Pakistan’s attack on 26 Indian locations on Saturday, India launched retaliatory strikes, sources told ANI.

Pakistani artillery shelling in Rajouri, Jammu, Poonch

May 10, 2025 6:58 am

Many civilian areas have been hit by Pakistani artillery shelling in Rajouri town, Poonch town and Jammu. Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thapa critically injured in shelling near his home. Taken to hospital

Explosion-like sounds heard in Punjab’s Pathankot   

May 10, 2025 6:51 am

Explosion-like sounds were heard in Pathankot district of Punjab early Saturday morning, amid the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan. The blast sounds were heard around 5 am. There was no official word in this regard.

ADDC Rajouri critically injured

May 10, 2025 6:47 am

Heavy artillery shelling reaching Rajouri town. Many houses and structures damaged. ADDC Rajouri critically injured.

Blasts in Srinagar

May 10, 2025 6:31 am

Multiple blasts were heard in Srinagar city early Saturday morning, hours after the Indian military thwarted drone attacks by Pakistan at several places here late last night. According to officials, the blasts were heard near vital installations, including the airport. As soon as the blasts were heard, sirens went off in the city. Power has also been snapped in the city and most other parts of the valley, the officials said.

Pakistan claims India targeted three airbases with missiles

May 10, 2025 6:30 am

Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones. Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Force were targeted. “But all assets of the Air Force remain safe,” he claimed. India has fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets, he claimed. He added that several missiles were intercepted by Pakistan’s air defence system. He said this is a “sinister act of India pushing the region into lethal war and Pakistan will respond to this aggression. India should wait for our response”. Chaudhry did not take any questions and ended the presser abruptly.

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh exposed Pakistan’s airspace tactics, saying that Islamabad deliberately kept its civil airspace open after launching a ‘failed unprovoked drone’ and missile attack on Wednesday, effectively using civil airliners as shields.

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Wing Commander Vyomika Singh exposed Pakistan’s airspace tactics, saying that Islamabad deliberately kept its civil airspace open after launching a “failed unprovoked drone” and missile attack on Wednesday, effectively using civil airliners as shields.

Adressing the special briefing on Operation Sindoor on Friday, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, “Pakistan did not close its civil airspace despite it launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack on 7 May at 08:30 hours in the evening. Pakistan is using civil airliner as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defence response.”

She further emphasised that this decision endangered unsuspecting civil airliners, including international flights operating near the India-Pakistan border.

“This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners including the international flights which were flying near IB between India and Pakistan,” she said.

During the briefing the Wing Commander showed the data of the application flight radar 24 during a high air defence alert situation in the Punjab sector.

Singh pointed out that while India’s airspace was closed due to the heightened alert, Pakistan allowed civil airlines to continue flying, including those on the Karachi-Lahore route.

“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 safety of international civil carriers,” she said.

Further, she also higlighted that, 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 Air Defence radar on Thursday.

Citing Pakistan’s attack on Indian Army on the night of May 7 and 8, she stated, “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.”

Meawhile, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi revealed that, in a major escalation along India’s western front, the Pakistani army carried out multiple airspace violations and drone intrusions on the night of May 7 and 8, targeting Indian military infrastructure.

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…”

Escalating its tensions with India, Pakistan targeted Jammu using Hamas-style missiles to target multiple areas on Thursday, defence sources had told ANI.

The sources said the attack resembled a Hamas-style operation in Israel, where multiple cheap rockets were used to target cities.

Pakistan’s attempted retaliation came in the wake of India’s Operation Sindoor, where the Indian armed forces targeted nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday.

The operation was a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Army had shot down more than 50 Pakistani drones during a large-scale counter-drone operation along the LoC and International Borders (IB), sources told ANI.

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. (ANI)

(The story has come from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by the Tribune Staff.)

Dive deep into the shocking air-to-air engagement that just reshaped South Asian air power! 🇮🇳✈️🇵🇰 In this video, we unpack the first-ever combat loss of the Indian Air Force’s elite Rafale EH (BS001) at the hands of Pakistan’s J-10CE, armed with China’s PL-15E “fire-and-forget” missile. From the discovery of wreckage near Aklian Kalan, to the implications for future beyond-visual-range (BVR) dogfights, we analyze:

Since the first leg of Operation Sindoor launched by the military in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, India has thwarted all Pakistani attempts to breach national sovereignty. The swift Indian response establishes the strength of national…

Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service

Since the first leg of Operation Sindoor launched by the military in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, India has thwarted all Pakistani attempts to breach national sovereignty.

The swift Indian response establishes the strength of national air defence systems assiduously built over the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s national security policy. On the other side, the Indian military’s response has exposed the chinks in Pakistani air defence mechanisms.

Top official sources point to a concerted effort over 11 years to acquire cutting-edge weapon systems and point to the Integrated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Grid, S-400 Triumf systems, Barak-8 missiles, Akash surface-to-air missiles and the DRDO’s anti-drone technologies as the “aerial shield over Indian skies that held firm in the face of enemy hostility”.

“With its initial response, which is ongoing, India has shown it is not just defending its skies but controlling them,” said a government source mentioning Operation Sindoor’s ability to hit deep into the Pakistani territory and destroy a Chinese-supplied HQ-9 air defence unit in Lahore, damaging key radar infrastructure in Pakistan’s second-largest city.

Senior ruling BJP leaders say graded and focused acquisitions in spite of consistent Congress-led Opposition’s offensive against the critical Rafale jet deal held India in good stead since Pakistan’s April 22 provocation in Pahalgam.

India resisted US sanction threats to seal the Rs 35,000-crore deal with Russia for five S-400 Triumf squadrons in 2018. Three of these squadrons are now operational along the borders with China and Pakistan, securing India.

The deployment of Barak-8 medium-range surface-to-air missiles (MR-SAM), a $2.5 billion deal signed in 2017 with Israel, continues to guard the frontline bases like Bathinda. Developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation and Israel Aerospace Industries, the state-of-the-art surface-to-air missile system can engage a range of aerial threats in one of India’s most sensitive regions.

Indigenous high-end military technologies used in the response against Pakistan include the DRDO-developed Akash missile system with 96 per cent domestic content, counter-drone technology and Man Portable Counter Drone Systems (MPCDS) to jam and disable hostile UAVs.

On the modern warfare front, Operation Sindoor saw the combat debut of loitering munitions, suicidal drones ordered under emergency procurement in 2021 and jointly developed by India and Israel.

“These drones executed simultaneous, precision strikes across sectors, taking Pakistan’s defences by complete surprise,” said official sources.

They added that Israeli-origin Harop drones, now locally built, were also deployed to target and destroy air defence assets in Karachi and Lahore. “These platforms, combined with the strategic deployment of Rafale fighter jets equipped with SCALP and HAMMER missiles, demonstrated India’s capability to project power with surgical precision,” a government note said of the Indian strong tech-driven air defence shield capable of detecting, jamming and eliminating threats before they breach.

“Operation Sindoor gives a clear message of Indian dominance of the land and skies in this combat. This military operation mirrors our rise as a self-reliant defence power capable of producing high-end military technologies at home and a rising global power conscious of its responsibilities to bolster the national defence paradigm, notwithstanding internal and external opposition and threats,” said a senior government source.

IAF experts to examine near-intact long-range air-to-air projectile

The recovery of a near intact China-made long-range air-to-air missile near Hoshiarpur on Friday is expected to provide the Indian Air Force a first-hand insight into its technical specifications and operational capability, helping to fine-tune aerial combat procedures.

The missile, identified as the PL-15, is an active radar homing missile that equips Chinese fighters like the JF-17, which are also in service with the Pakistan Air Force. According to reports, Pakistan acquired the PL-15E variant that has a claimed range of 145 km.

The JF-17s in service with Pakistan have been operationally deployed during the ongoing engagement with India. According to Air Force officers, the missile was probably launched at an Indian aircraft, missed its target and continued its flight till it ran out of fuel and fell out of the sky.

The nearest distance of the Indo-Pak border from Kamahi Devi village in Hoshiarpur, where the missile was found, is about 60 km. While designers specify the missile’s range, it may deviate depending upon the altitude and speed of the launch platform, environmental conditions and angle of attack. Examination of its system may provide clues about the place and conditions of launch.

“This is a golden opportunity, albeit rare, for Indian experts to examine all aspects of the missile minutely, which will provide critical inputs for its operational planning,” an IAF officer said. “The fact that it is almost intact, implying that it did not hit its target that could have damaged or disintegrated it and nor did its warhead explode on falling, is an added advantage,” he said.

The missile’s propulsion unit, warhead and electronic systems such as the radar and guidance unit will be studied, which will give the IAF a realistic picture of its capabilities than can be determined from analysing electronic signatures, studying literature, examining visuals or relying on other intelligence inputs.

Drones are also being used by Pakistan to attack places in India and the remnants of these too would likewise be examined. The BSF is regularly carrying out forensic analysis of drones recovered along the border that are used extensively for smuggling to discern their place of launch, destination and other parameters, for which dedicated laboratories have been set up in Punjab and Delhi.

Assessing the capabilities of the adversary’s weapon systems and equipment are key to operational planning and combat procedures, and all militaries lay a great deal of emphasis on this aspect. Needless to say, other countries which consider China a threat, specifically the US, would also be interested in learning more about the missile, which, given its range and age, forms an important part of China’s arsenal.

Countries try to get their hands on military equipment of other countries to assess their capabilities. In fact, there is a documented case from the Cold War era where the KGB, the feared intelligence agency of the erstwhile Soviet Union, managed to exhilarate a Sidewinder, then the US’ most advanced short-range air-to-air missile, from a German airbase and ferry it to the USSR.

Joint exercises with other countries, which operate equipment that an adversary may possess, is another way of assessment. In fact, IAF pilots have been getting a first-hand experience of the F-16 that forms the core of Pakistan’s air capability, during joint exercises with the Singapore Air Force.

China and Pakistan are the only countries operating this missile that was inducted by China in 2016 and is also known as CH-AA-10 Abaddon in the West. Pakistan received these missiles only recently. Some variants being used by China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force are said to have a range of up to 300 km.

India also has several long range air-to-air missiles like the R-27, R77, KS-172 and the Meteor, that can hit targets at ranges up to 300 km. These are employed on Su-30, MiG-29 and the Rafale. Indigenous missiles like the Astra and Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet, which range of 350 km, are also under development.

Admn had imposed blackout for 45 mins

Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service

The May 7-8 was a somewhat difficult night for the local administration following alerts from the defence forces that there could be some targeted attacks from the Pakistani side on some vital locations in the city.

The administration came into action mode. An alert was immediately sounded to all departments regarding activating emergency services. A blackout was ordered for 45 minutes between 1:45 am to 2:30 pm. Sirens were also blared at some locations. However, the night passed out peacefully. Unlike Amritsar where debris of missiles were found this morning at some locations, no such remnants were reported from any place in Jalandhar.

Not just the administration, even some residents remained awake in panic. Hostellers of a private university in Jalandhar also reportedly made a video of a lit-up flying object in the night which got viral on social media. The students of the varsity said they got so scared after capturing the video that they could barely study for their examination or sleep in the night.

The PIB release issued this afternoon confirmed that Jalandhar, Adampur (which has Indian Air Force base) and Kapurthala were the military targets by Pakistan drones and missiles. It also mentioned that these were neutralised by the air defence systems and the debris of the same were being recovered from some locations proving the attacks. Meanwhile, an object that fell on the rooftop of a house at Ghagwal village of Hajipur between May 6-7 night is learnt to be a part of a Chinese drone.

Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal did not share any details. He, however, confirmed that a blackout was imposed in the night for less than an hour.

However, majority of these are neutralised by the Indian air defence system

As the Pakistani army continued with drone attacks in the border belt, multiple drones were spotted in the Chheharta and Airport Road area here on Friday night.

However, majority of these were neutralised by the Indian air defence system.

No loss of life or property has been reported.A senior police official confirmed the drone attacks, adding that these were being neutralised by the Army’s air defence system.

The incident has triggered panic in the border district.

Vijay Kumar, a resident of Chheharta, said the drones were spotted at around 8.45 pm, which was followed by loud explosions.

“Red-coloured flying objects, apparently drones, could be seen coming one after another which led to tension among the locals,” he said.

Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said there was no need to panic and people were advised to stay at home and adhere to the instructions given by the district administration to be followed during blackout.