India struck Malir Cantonment in Karachi: IAF's big revelation on Operation Sindoor

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The Indian Air Force struck a surface-to-air missile site at Malir Cantonment in Karachi, Air Marshal AK Bharti, Director General of Air Operations said in a press briefing on Sunday.

Part of India's measured and calibrated response to Pakistani aggression - i.e., the drone and missile strikes, and small arms fire and artillery shelling across the border - was the targeting of military installations, including a surface-to-air missile site at Malir Cantonment in Karachi, Air Marshal Bharti said.

The Malir Cantonment is a military base located around 35 km from Kaachi, an area of strategic importance for Pakistani defence.

As per Air Marshal Bharti, the IAF also targeted a radar site in Lahore and another close to Gujranwala in Pak's Punjab province.

The confirmation of Indian forces striking Pakistani military installations in Karachi came on a day the Indian Navy also confirmed its role in Operation Sindoor, India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack that was carried out by the TRF, a proxy of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. India has linked the attack to the Pakistani deep state.

Vice Admiral AN Pramod, Director General of Naval Operations said on Sunday that its carrier battle groups, submarines, and aviation assets had been deployed outside the harbour in Karachi to pin down Pakistani maritime forces.

The Indian Navy, he said, remained in a "deterrent posture with full readiness and capacity to strike select targets at sea and on land, including Karachi, at a time of our choosing".

As per Vice Admiral Pramod, it was the Indian Navy's aggressive posturing that "compelled Pakistani naval and air units to be in a defensive posture, mostly inside harbours or very close to the coast..." for the duration of the conflict.

The IAF briefing on Sunday further said that the military targets hit by Indian forces included airbases at Chaklala, Rafiq, and Rahim Yar Khan, followed by strikes on Sargodha, Bhulari, and Jacobabad.