India Attacks Air Bases In Pakistan, Pak's Claims Of Destroying S-400 Debunked-- Top Points To Know

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and nan Ministry of Defence (MoD) briefed nan federation connected nan latest developments astir Operation Sindoor- nan synchronised precision strikes launched by nan Indian Armed Forces. The briefing came after India conducted precision strikes connected respective Pakistani airbases, inflicting important damage, after drone attacks from Pakistan.

In response, India targeted panic motorboat pads and subject posts successful Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, specifically successful Neelam Valley and Sialkot, which were being utilized to occurrence drones astatine Indian positions. Pakistan retaliated pinch a long-range rocket aimed astatine an Indian site, but it was intercepted and destroyed by Indian Air Defence Systems. 

Operation Sindoor briefing today: Here are nan apical points to know

1. The authorities said that nan Indian equipped forces carried retired precision attacks only connected subject targets successful Pakistan. India besides accused Pakistan of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. 
2. Early Saturday morning, India struck 3 high-value aerial bases successful Pakistan -- Noor Khan successful Rawalpindi, Murid successful Chakwal, and Rafiqui successful Shorkot successful retaliation for weeks of ceasefire violations and nan Pahalgam panic attacks. 
3. While Nur Khan aerial guidelines is located conscionable 10 km from Islamabad and is adjacent to Pakistan's subject GHQ, Murid is simply a drone warfare hub. Rafiqui, connected nan different hand, houses JF-17 and Mirage squadrons of nan Pakistan Air Force (PAF). 
4. The Pakistani aerial bases that India targeted done aerial launch, precision ammunition and combatant jets were Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian. Radar tract successful Pasrur and aviation guidelines successful Sialkot were besides targeted utilizing precision ammunition, arsenic per nan government. 
5. Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said that Pakistan utilized a high-speed rocket to target aerial bases successful Punjab astatine 01:40 am. She added that damages were inflicted connected the Udhampur, Pathankot, Bhuj, and Bathinda Air Force bases. 
6. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh quickly said that nan harm inflicted connected these aerial bases and nan unit were not very much.
7. She besides debunked Pakistan's claims of having destroyed India's S-400 (Sudarshan Chakra) aerial defence system, arsenic good arsenic nan claims of demolition of airfields astatine Suratgarh and Sirsa. 
8. Colonel Qureshi besides mentioned that Pakistan targeted hospitals and schoolhouse premises astatine aerial bases successful Srinagar, Awantipur, and Udhampur. "This erstwhile again revealed their irresponsible inclination of attacking civilian infrastructure."
9. She besides said that Pakistan took nan screen of civilian craft taking disconnected from Lahore and besides misused world routes to hide their activities. 
10. Meanwhile, Pakistan reportedly named its subject consequence to India -- Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos -- a word drawn from nan Quran, meaning 'solid wall of lead'. 
11. Pakistan has besides claimed that it struck 7 Indian sites and launched its Al-Fateh ballistic missile, dedicating it to children, it claims were killed successful Indian operations. This was quickly dismissed by Indian officials arsenic propaganda by Pakistan to distract from its backing of panic groups. 

Published on: May 10, 2025 11:47 AM IST