Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Meets CDS, 3 Service Chiefs Hours After Pak Escalation
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met three service chiefs and Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan in Delhi on Friday morning, hours after India foiled a barrage of Pakistani missile and drone attacks on military bases and other cities. It was to review the security situation following India's recent cross-border strikes under Operation Sindoor.
India foiled the second wave of Pakistan's airstrikes on military bases and several cities of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab, which started at about 8:30 pm last night. Pakistan also attacked military bases at Jammu, Pathankot, and Udhampur, for which the Indian Army retaliated almost immediately.
There was a massive blackout from Srinagar, Jammu, and some areas in Punjab and Rajasthan in the night.
Several Pakistani military posts along the Line of Control have been shattered, sources said, as Indian forces responded effectively to firing across the border. Anti-tank guided missiles were employed to target the military posts, they added.
"Pakistan Armed Forces made repeated attempts with drones and other ordnance along the entire Western Border on the intervening night of 08 and 09 May 2025. Pak troops also indulged in repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir," the Army added.
It further stated that the drone attacks were successfully repelled and a "befitting reply" was provided to the ceasefire violations by the Army.
"Indian Army is determined to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Nation. All the evil plans will be replied with force," it added.
Pakistan has been engaging in unprovoked firing since India suspended the Indus Water Treaty following the April 22 Pahalgam terror strike. In a bid to retaliate for the fatal attack, India launched 24 missile strikes in 25 minutes at nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, killing 70 terrorists and injuring another 60. Sources in the government said the strike was more than a military one and was co-ordinated so that it went undetected and caused maximum damage.
Pakistan, in turn, resorted to 'arbitrary and indiscriminate firing' and shelling by artillery along the LoC, and at least 16 civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army is responding in a manner befitting.
