Operation Sindoor 2.0: India Destroys Pakistan Army's Air Defence Units at Lahore, Sialkot

Operation Sindoor: In a proportionate response to Pakistan’s overnight aggression, India’s Armed Forces launched targeted strikes on Air Defence Radars and systems across multiple locations in Pakistan, including Sialkot and Lahore, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. 

‘Same Domain, Same Intensity’

In an official statement, the Defence Ministry asserted that India’s counter-response matched Pakistan’s provocation in “the same domain and with the same intensity.” “It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system in Lahore has been neutralised, and that Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC),” the Ministry said.

Pakistani Shelling Escalates Along LoC

The Defence Ministry confirmed that Pakistan has been using mortars and heavy-calibre artillery to target civilian and military areas across Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

Widespread Drone and Missile Attacks on Indian Cities Foiled

According to the Defence Ministry, Pakistan launched a coordinated attack on the intervening night of May 7–8. 

Locations including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj were among the sites that Pakistan attempted to target, but these efforts were successfully thwarted by India’s Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems, the ministry of defence said.

Russian-made S-400 Neutralised Lahore’s Air Defence System 

The drones and missiles were successfully neutralised by the Integrated Counter-UAS Grid, supported by the Russia-manufactured S-400 Triumf air defence systems. Known for their advanced capabilities, the S-400 systems can detect and engage aerial threats at distances of up to 600 kilometers. 

“India was compelled to retaliate in order to silence Pakistan’s mortar and artillery fire and prevent further civilian casualties,” it said. 

“Due to reports of drone explosions, downed drones, and possible airspace incursions in and near Lahore, the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore has directed all consulate personnel to shelter-in-place,” the US Mission in Pakistan stated in its advisory.

“U.S. citizens who find themselves in an area of active conflict should leave if they can do so safely.  If it is not safe to leave, they should shelter-in-place,” read the statement.

The consulate has also provided contact assistance for its citizens in Lahore.

For assistance, US nationals can contact:

U.S. Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan
+(92) (51) 201-4000
ACSIslamabad@state.gov
https://pk.usembassy.gov/

U.S. Consulate General, Peshawar
+(92) (91) 526 8800
ACSIslamabad@state.gov
https://pk.usembassy.gov/

U.S. Consulate General, Karachi
+(92) (21) 3527 5000
ACSKarachi@state.gov
https://pk.usembassy.gov/

U.S. Consulate General, Lahore
+(92) (42) 3603 4000
ACSLahore@state.gov
https://pk.usembassy.gov/

U.S. Department of State – Consular Affairs
+(1) 888-407-4747 or +(1) 202-501-4444

Pak Openly Cries In the Assembly   

Pakistani Senator and former army officer broke down in panic inside National Assembly pleading his government to save the country from India after Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor targeting several terrorist camps inside its territory to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan National Assembly member Tahir Iqbal broke into tears when he was talking about India’s ongoing operations saying “God, please keep this country safe."