NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said its precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir were a "controlled, precise, measured and non-escalatory" response to what it called Pakistan’s “original escalation” in the form of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack .
Addressing a joint press briefing, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, “Our intention is not to escalate matters. We are only responding to escalation. If there is further escalation, the response will be in the appropriate domain.” He emphasised that no military targets were hit, only terrorist infrastructure.
The airstrikes, conducted early Wednesday under Operation Sindoor , came after The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed. Misri said Pakistan attempted to downplay TRF’s involvement even at the UN Security Council.
India, he said, had proof of Pakistan’s long-standing ties with terror groups. “I don’t need to remind you where Osama Bin Laden was found… Pakistan is home to a large number of UN-proscribed terrorists,” Misri added, pointing to recent Pakistani leaders publicly acknowledging these links.
Misri also condemned Pakistan’s artillery firing that killed 16 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, including three Sikhs near a gurdwara in Poonch.
A defence ministry statement later revealed that Pakistan attempted to hit multiple military targets across North and West India with drones and missiles between the night of May 7 and 8. The air defence systems intercepted the attacks, and debris is being recovered from several sites.
On Thursday morning, India responded by targeting air defence systems in Pakistan. One such system in Lahore was reportedly neutralised. India said that its military actions mirrored Pakistan’s in “domain and intensity”.
Meanwhile, Pakistani firing across the Line of Control has intensified, affecting areas in Kupwara, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri. India responded with counter-fire to bring the shelling to a halt.
Addressing a joint press briefing, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, “Our intention is not to escalate matters. We are only responding to escalation. If there is further escalation, the response will be in the appropriate domain.” He emphasised that no military targets were hit, only terrorist infrastructure.
The airstrikes, conducted early Wednesday under Operation Sindoor , came after The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed. Misri said Pakistan attempted to downplay TRF’s involvement even at the UN Security Council.
India, he said, had proof of Pakistan’s long-standing ties with terror groups. “I don’t need to remind you where Osama Bin Laden was found… Pakistan is home to a large number of UN-proscribed terrorists,” Misri added, pointing to recent Pakistani leaders publicly acknowledging these links.
Misri also condemned Pakistan’s artillery firing that killed 16 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, including three Sikhs near a gurdwara in Poonch.
A defence ministry statement later revealed that Pakistan attempted to hit multiple military targets across North and West India with drones and missiles between the night of May 7 and 8. The air defence systems intercepted the attacks, and debris is being recovered from several sites.
On Thursday morning, India responded by targeting air defence systems in Pakistan. One such system in Lahore was reportedly neutralised. India said that its military actions mirrored Pakistan’s in “domain and intensity”.
Meanwhile, Pakistani firing across the Line of Control has intensified, affecting areas in Kupwara, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri. India responded with counter-fire to bring the shelling to a halt.
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