Operation Sindoor: Army says multiple drone attacks from Pakistan effectively repulsed along western border

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out the missile strikes on the terror targets

The Indian Army said on Friday that multiple attacks were made by the Pakistani armed forces using drones and other munitions along the entire western border of the country on the intervening night of May 8 and 9.

In a statement posted by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army), on X, the Army added that the Pakistani troops also resorted to numerous cease fire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

OPERATION SINDOORPakistan Armed Forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak troops also resorted to numerous cease fire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control in Jammu and pic.twitter.com/9YcW2hSwi5
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"The drone attacks were effectively repulsed and befitting reply was given to the CFVs," the Army said. "India remains committed to safeguarding the sovereignity and territorial integrity of the Nation. All nefarious designs will be responded with force."

Military stations in the northern cities of Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur near the border with Pakistan were targeted, the defence ministry earlier said in a post on X. “The threats were swiftly neutralized using kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities,” the ministry said.

The Pakistani attack came after Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor.

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, Indian armed forces carried out the missile strikes on the terror targets including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit.

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At least eight missiles from Pakistan were directed at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia were intercepted by air defence units. The Indian Air Force activated its Integrated Counter UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Grid and other air defence systems, including the S400 Triumf, Barak 8 MRSAM (medium range surface-to-air missile) and the indigenous Akash, helping set up an air defence umbrella that helped thwart the attacks, according to media reports.

Blackouts were also imposed amid blaring sirens in several districts of Punjab and Rajasthan. In Punjab, instructions were issued in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Ferozepur, Fazilka and Chandigarh. A blackout was ordered in Mohali and neighboring Panchkula of Punjab and parts of Kutch district in Gujarat.