India Foils Pak Escalation Bid, Destroys Air Defence System In Lahore

The Ministry of Defence of India released a detailed statement explaining the rationale behind the fresh strikes and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to a non-escalatory stance. Follow Operation Sindoor live updates

The press release said that the fresh strikes were “proportionate response” by India to “Pakistan’s bid to escalate” and were conducted after Pakistan attempted to hit multiple military targets across northern and western India, including key locations such as Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, and Bhuj.

These attempted attacks, involving drones and missiles, were intercepted and neutralised by India’s air defence network, but their debris was found across various regions — confirming the scale of the threat, the government of India said.