'Their biggest crime was targeting civilians': How Army flattened Pak posts in 10 minutes after aggressive shelling

Time of India

20-05-2025

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NEW DELHI: The
Indian Army
destroyed multiple Pakistani forward posts along the
Line of Control
(LoC) within 10 minutes, using
Medium Machine Guns
(MMGs) after Pakistan violated the ceasefire on the intervening night of May 7-8, in a fierce retaliation.
The response came in response to Pakistan's unprovoked aggression.
Operation Sindoor
, launched following the deadly
terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir
's Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists.
Speaking to ANI, an Indian soldier said, "This episode took place on the intervening night of 7-8 May. Pakistan violated the ceasefire. We studied the pattern of fire and retaliated accordingly within seconds. We destroyed their bunkers and launching pads and inflicted heavy casualties.
This is a Medium Machine Gun (MMG), and it has heavy firepower."
When Pakistani forces failed to counter the Indian Army's firepower, they allegedly targeted civilian areas. "The enemy sent drones as well, but since the drones were from another country, the Pakistani troops were not well trained to handle them. We destroyed their drones also," he added.
The Indian Army's swift counteroffensive along the Line of Control on the night of May 7 was marked by precision strikes and overwhelming firepower.
Sharing a detailed account of the operation, an Army Lieutenant said that on May 7, Pakistani forces began unprovoked shelling around 1.30 to 2 am, deliberately targeting civilian areas.
"Around 1:30 am- 2 am, Pakistan violated the ceasefire. Their biggest crime was that they targeted our civilians. Our battalion was prepared for it. In the next 10 minutes, we fired indiscriminately on their forward posts and launching pads.
We destroyed all their posts, which can be seen in the visuals. Our fire was effective and accurate, but the enemy fire either never hit the target or hit civilian areas. This is why we destroyed these posts," the Army Lieutenant recounted.
Further detailing the operation, an Army Captain said, "A face-to-face battle was fought with direct firing weapons, and our mortars supported us from the back. We indiscriminately fired on the enemy post and destroyed it.
Pakistan Army
started an unprovoked artillery fire, and we retaliated accordingly.
We even used ATGMs (Anti-Tank Guided Missiles) to destroy their posts."
"There are 10-12 posts in the Poonch area that we destroyed. After they failed to destroy our military posts, they started firing on civilian areas. We destroyed their ammunition storage as well," he added.
Despite ongoing threats, the Indian Army continues to stay alert and prepared along the tense border.
The fencing along Line of Control (LoC) remains tightly secured, with Indian forces maintaining high morale following the success of Operation Sindoor.
Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 in response to last month's
terror attack in Jammu
and Kashmir's Pahalgam. As part of the operation, India destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pakistan responded with cross-border shelling and attempted drone strikes. In retaliation, India escalated its offensive, targeting and destroying key Pakistani military sites, including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Rahim Yar Khan airbase. Both countries reached an understanding to end hostilities on May 10.