India’s counterattack causes massive destruction in Pakistan, emergency declared in 20 cities: Reports

Islamabad: An emergency has been reportedly declared in as many as 20 cities in Pakistan after India struck its major cities, including the capital Islamabad. The Indian Armed Forces on Thursday night successfully thwarted Pakistan’s attempts to attack major military bases with suicide drones and missiles. Islamabad attempted to strike military bases in Jammu, Pathankot, and other places in the northern and western regions of the country, as tensions escalated between both countries. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also called for an emergency meeting as Indian Armed Forces struck major cities.

Earlier today, Islamabad fired eight missiles at Satwari, Samba, RS Pura and Arnia, which were successfully intercepted by Indian air defence system, defence sources said. According to defence sources, visuals over Jammu remind one of a Hamas-style attack on Israel. Pak Army is operating like Hamas. In April this year, Pak’s intelligence agency ISI and Hamas held a meeting in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian air defence system successfully intercepted Pakistani drones in multiple locations, including Udhampur and Jaisalmer, resulting in explosions and visible flashes. Power outages were implemented in several areas of Rajasthan and Punjab, as well as in Jammu and Kashmir, following these incidents. Pakistan launched loitering munitions attacks on Jammu, prompting retaliatory fire from Indian air defences. This escalation follows India’s Operation Sindoor, a response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, which involved precision strikes on Pakistani targets.

On Wednesday, the Indian armed forces had conducted precise strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. The operation was named – ‘Operation Sindoor’.

India also cleared that any attack on its military installations will invite a suitable reply. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during a media briefing on Wednesday, stated that

At a media briefing on Thursday Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that Pakistan’s escalatory actions are being met with a proportionate response.

“The original escalation was by Pakistan on the 22nd of April. We are the ones who are responding to that escalation with the action that was taken yesterday morning. And again, I would like to emphasize that the action was restrained; it was directed towards non-civilian, non-military targets; and confined to terrorist camps. And again, as we’ve been saying since yesterday, any further action by Pakistan, some of which we are seeing today is nothing but escalation by Pakistan now, once again, and will be responded to and is being responded to appropriately,” he said.

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