Few Pakistani drones spotted in J&K's Samba sector, Indian Army says 'situation calm, under control'

Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar on May 6, 2025. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have exchanged gunfire for 12 consecutive nights across their heavily militarised de facto border in the contested Kashmir region since an April 22 attack that killed 26 civilians, which New Delhi blames on Pakistan, claims Islamabad denies. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Few drones were spotted in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector on Monday night, news agency ANI reported quoting Indian Army sources.

"Comparatively, a very small number of drones have come in the Samba sector. They are being engaged and there is nothing to be alarmed," Army sources said.

"No enemy drones are being reported at present. The situation is calm and under full control," the Army later said.

Red streaks were seen in the sky and explosions were heard in Samba as India's air defence system intercepted Pakistani drones, showed a video tweeted by ANI.

#WATCH | J&K: Red streaks seen and explosions heard as India's air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout in Samba.(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/EyiBfKg6hs
ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

Unconfirmed reports had claimed that drones were spotted in certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday night, which were later dismissed by the government as false.

The Indian Armed Forces carried out strikes against terror sites inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the early hours of Wednesday to avenge the attack.

Pakistan retaliated by sending swarms of drones across the border into India at locations from Leh in Ladakh to Bhuj in Gujarat that were repulsed by the armed forces' air defence systems.

Pakistan reached out to India on Saturday with a request to cease the hostilities that was accepted only after a strong warning that any future misadventure would be dealt with firmly.

The latest sighting of drones comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor, sternly warned Pakistan that India will not succumb to nuclear blackmail and sent a clear message to the world: terror and trade, terror and talks cannot go together.

"Operation Sindoor is India’s new policy against terrorism. It is the new normal. We have only kept in abeyance our operations against Pakistan and the future will depend on their behaviour," Modi said in a 22-minute address.

He also had an advice to Pakistan’s rulers: "The terrorists they have been feeding and nurturing all these years will swallow Pakistan itself. If Pakistan wants to survive, it will have to root out terrorism." India will not differentiate between the government sponsoring terrorism and terrorists, Modi said, warning of decisive action in case of any misadventure.

"This is not an era of war, but this is not the era of terror either," Modi said, as he paid glowing tributes to the armed forces for successfully forcing Pakistan to plead for peace after eight of their airbases were heavily damaged.