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India repels new Pakistani drone and artillery attacks
- Core Insights Advisory Services
- May 8
- 2 min read
Date: May 8, 2025
Islamabad has vowed retaliation after New Delhi struck multiple “terrorist targets” on its territory and Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir
India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” targeting what it calls “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir, in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley.
Islamabad has condemned the strikes as a “heinous provocation” and vowed retaliation.
New Delhi said it hit at least nine targets early Wednesday morning, insisting that the strikes were directed at “terrorist camps” and not the Pakistani armed forces or civilians.
“Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution,” the Indian government said in a statement.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the Indian operation as a “cowardly” attack, stating that Islamabad “has every right to respond forcefully to this act of war imposed by India, and a forceful response is being given.”
The airstrikes follow the April 22 attack in Baisaran Valley, which left 26 civilians dead. India has held Pakistan indirectly responsible, alleging cross-border militant involvement. Islamabad has vehemently denied that it had any role in the attack and has called for an impartial probe.
09 May 2025. 02:21 GMT
Pakistan launched multiple drone and artillery attacks against India along the western border and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during the night of May 8–9, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) of the Indian Army.
“Pakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along the entire Western Border... [and] resorted to numerous ceasefire violations (CFVs) along the LoC,” the statement said.
The Indian Army emphasized that its forces “effectively repulsed” the drone attacks and delivered a “befitting reply” to the ceasefire violations. The post was accompanied by a short video clip appearing to show India's retaliatory strike on an unspecified target.
“The Indian Army remains committed to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nation. All nefarious designs will be responded with force,” the statement concluded.
