Air Defence Systems in Lahore Neutralised After Pakistan's 15-City Drone Blitz

India has confirmed that its armed forces targeted multiple Air Defence Radars and systems across Pakistan on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said that it was in response to a series of military actions initiated by Pakistan in Northern and Western India.

However, the attacks were neutralised by the Indian Army. Pakistan’s offensive included attempts to engage military targets in 15 cities—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," the statement read.

The ministry said that India's response has been in the same domain with the same intensity as Pakistan's. "It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised," it added.

The statement also revealed that Pakistan had intensified its unprovoked artillery fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Mortars and heavy-caliber artillery were fired in the Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors. The civilian toll from Pakistan’s firing has risen to 16, with the victims including three women and five children.

In response, India was forced to take action to halt the mortar and artillery fire and protect its citizens. India’s Armed Forces reiterated their commitment to avoiding further escalation, but made it clear that continued provocations from Pakistan would prompt further action.

"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," said the defence ministry.

Indian Armed Forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is respected by the Pakistani military.

This came after India launched a decisive military mission, Operation Sindoor on Wednesday, targeting nine terror sites based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). This was in response to Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 men, mostly tourists.