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News18
21-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
Why Did Pakistan Attack The Golden Temple?
On Monday, May 19, Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, revealed that Pakistan targeted the Golden Temple with missiles and drones on May 8. Indian defences stopped the attack cold. But why did Pakistan do this? Let's dig into the facts. Earlier, Khalistani demagogue Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had made wild claims that '20 million Sikhs stand with Pakistan". Pakistan Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan said in parliament on April 29, 'Let them know that the Sikh army will not attack Pakistan because it's the land of Guru Nanak." Now, if Pakistan is such a friend to Sikhs, why target their holiest shrine? The answer cuts like a kirpan: this was a Pakistani-Khalistani plot to destroy the Golden Temple in pursuit of their wish to create chaos in India. It was a scheme in which Pakistan and its puppet Khalistanis saw Sikhs and Sikhi as mere collateral damage for their agenda. advetisement
Hans India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Pakistan army targetted the Golden Temple
New Delhi: Pakistan targeted the Golden Temple in Amritsar in response to Operation Sindoor destroying terror outfits deep inside its territory, said Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division. Speaking to ANI, he said, 'Knowing that the Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated that they would target Indian military installations, civilian targets including religious places. Of these, Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent.' Pakistan unleashed a barrage of drones and long-range missiles in the wee hours of May 8. However, the Indian Army, alert and prepared, intercepted and destroyed each one of those. 'We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple,' Major General Seshadri added. On Monday, the Indian Army displayed a demonstration of how the air defence systems comprising AKASH missile system and L-70 Air Defence Guns, successfully neutralised incoming Pakistani threats, safeguarding the Golden Temple and other regions of Punjab. The defence ministry earlier confirmed that multiple Indian cities and military bases, including Amritsar, Jammu, Srinagar, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, and Bhuj, were targeted in the overnight assault. Explosions were also reported across Kashmir. On the intervening night of May 6–7, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror outfits in Pakistan's Muridke and Bahawalpur. The strike was in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
India.com
19-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Pakistan tried to attack India's Golden Temple but the attack was thwarted by...,read full story here
Golden temple India-Pakistan tensions: In a significant developing dating back to the recent India-Pakistan tensions, the Indian Army recently showed a demonstration of how Indian air defence systems, including the Akash missile system, saved the holiest shrine of Sikhism, the Golden Temple, here and cities of Punjab from Pakistani missile and drone attacks during Operation Sindoor. Here are all the details you need to know about the recent statement from the army and also how powerful is India's Aakash Air Defence System. Pakistan attempted to target Golden Temple in Amritsar The Army also showed here debris from intercepted Pakistani missiles and drones. Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, said Pakistan attempted to target the Golden Temple in Amritsar with drones and missiles on the intervening night of May 7-8 in retaliation against India's strikes on nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Major also said that Pakistan had no legitimate military targets and was expected to strike civilian and religious sites in India, as per a report by news agency IANS. 'We were fully prepared since we had anticipated this, and our braveheart and alert army air defence gunners thwarted Pakistan Army's nefarious designs and shot down all drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Temple,' the officer was quoted as saying. Readers should note that the Golden Temple of Amritsar is located very close to the India-Pakistan border. About Akash Missile Defence System Akash missile air defence system is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). With the help of advanced automated functioning capability, the Akash missile system can target aircraft up to 45 km away. Additionally, the cutting edge features of the air defence system with cross country mobility provides area air defence against multifarious air threats to mobile, semi mobile and static vulnerable forces and areas. (With inputs from agencies)
India Today
19-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pakistan targeted Amritsar on May 8, how India's air defence saved Golden Temple
Pakistan targetted the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar with missiles and drones after India's strikes against terror camps at nine locations. Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, revealed on Monday that army air defence gunners shot down all the drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Major General said the Indian army had anticipated Pakistan's move to target its military installations along with civilian establishments, including religious places such as the Golden said, "...Knowing that Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated that they will target Indian military installations, civilian targets including religious places. Of these, Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent. We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple.: He added that Pakistan carried out a massive air assault with unmanned aerial weapons, primarily drones and long-range missiles on May 8."We were fully prepared since we had anticipated this, and our braveheart and alert army air defence gunners thwarted Pakistan Army's nefarious designs and shot down all drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Temple. Thus not allowing even a scratch to come on our holy Golden Temple," he Army on Monday showcased a demonstration of how Indian Air Defence systems, including the Akash missile system, L-70 Air Defence Guns, saved the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the cities of Punjab from Pakistani missile and drone attacks.#WATCH | Amritsar, Punjab: Indian Army shows a demo of how Indian Air Defence systems, including AKASH missile system, L-70 Air Defence Guns, saved the Golden Temple in Amritsar and cities of Punjab from Pakistani missile and drone attacks. ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2025advertisementFurther, the Major General said that the armed forces targeted many places in Pakistan with "absolute precision" during Operation Sindoor, striking areas like Muridke and Bahawalpur, which house the headquarters of terrorist organisations."Of these (nine) targets, Muridke, which is in proximity to Lahore, houses the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba headquarters and also the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) headquarters at Bahawalpur, which were struck with absolute precision. Soon after the strikes, we issued a statement clarifying that we intentionally did not target any Pakistani military or civilian infrastructure," he Air Defence Systems proved their prowess when a rattled Pakistan rained down missiles and drones on many Indian cities but all of them were successfully destroyed and Indian side sustained minimal damage. The air defence system intercepted numerous drones, missiles, micro UAVs, and loitering munitions during the strikes that went on for four days before a ceasefire was agreed.
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Pakistani forces targeted Golden Temple after India's strikes against terrorists: Senior Indian Army officer
Pakistan attempted to target the Golden Temple in Amritsar with drones and missiles on the intervening night of May 7–8 in retaliation against India's strikes on nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, revealed on Monday. The senior Indian Army officer said Pakistan had no legitimate military targets and was expected to strike civilian and religious sites in India. 'Knowing that the Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated that they would target Indian military installations, civilian targets including religious places,' he told ANI."Of these, Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent,' he added. "We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple,' Major General Seshadri said. The attack came in the early hours of May 8. Pakistan launched a large-scale air assault using drones and long-range missiles under the cover of darkness. 'On 8th May early morning, in the hours of darkness, Pakistan carried out a massive air assault with unmanned aerial weapons, primarily drones and long-range missiles,' he said, adding that the Indian Army was fully prepared and thus intercepted and destroyed all incoming threats. "We were fully prepared since we had anticipated this, and our braveheart and alert army air defence gunners thwarted Pakistan Army's nefarious designs and shot down all drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Temple. Thus, not allowing even a scratch to come on our holy Golden Temple,' the officer added. The Indian Army also conducted a demonstration to showcase how its air defence systems—such as the AKASH missile system and L-70 Air Defence Guns—successfully intercepted and neutralised incoming Pakistani drones and missiles, protecting the Golden Temple and key cities across Punjab. A defence ministry statement had earlier confirmed that multiple Indian cities and military bases were targeted in the overnight assault, including Amritsar, Jammu, Srinagar, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, and Bhuj. Explosions were also heard across Kashmir. 'These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence systems,' the statement said. The attacks came in the wake of India's Operation Sindoor – a coordinated military strike on nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The operation was conducted in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
