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India Gazette
10-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Union Minister Jitendra Singh to review security of scientific, technical installations
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh will review the security of scientific and technical installations across India today in a meeting with senior officials and heads of institutions to ensure safety and preparedness. On Thursday, Dr Singh held a detailed review meeting with Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and district officials from Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Poonch, and Rajouri to review the administrative arrangements and public confidence-building measures in the wake of the developments of the last two days. The meeting was mainly focused on public safety, civil defence, transport, bunkers, evacuee camps, medical care, and tackling fake news, following recent developments over the past two days. Dr Singh praised the district teams' quick action and stressed the need to face the situation with full government and public support under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. In a post on X, Dr Singh wrote, 'With Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sh Ramesh Kumar and DMs/DCs of #Kathua, #Samba, #Jammu, #Poonch and #Rajouri, held a detailed review of the administrative arrangements and public confidence-building measures in the wake of the developments of the last two days. Must appreciate the prompt and effective steps taken by each of the concerned district teams.' Meanwhile, in a decisive retaliatory action following unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers on Friday night, the Border Security Force (BSF) has confirmed the complete destruction of a terrorist launch pad located at Looni in Pakistan's Sialkot district, opposite the Akhnoor area of Jammu. The strike was part of a measured response to the ceasefire violation that began around 9 pm on Friday. The BSF, which is mandated to guard 3,323 km India-Pakistan border, had also issued a Hand-Held Thermal Imager (HHTI) clip of destruction of Pakistni Post Dhandhar. India launched the retaliatory strikes immediately after Pakistan attacked 26 locations across India on Saturday, the sources told ANI. Intermittent firing is still going on at several places along the Line of Control (LoC). At least four airbases in Pakistan were hit by Indian strikes in the early hours of Saturday, top government sources said, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. (ANI)
India.com
10-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Blown To Pieces: BSF Destroys Terrorist Launch Pad In Sialkots Looni In Retaliation To Pakistans Ceasefire Violation
India-Pakistan War: The Indian Armed Forces are responding resolutely to ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. Responding to Pakistan's unprovoked ceasefire violations, the Border Security Forces have destroyed a terror launch pad in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir's Looni, based in Sialkot. The BSF said in a statement that its retaliation caused widespread damage to Pakistani posts. "On 9 May 2025, from about 2100 hrs, Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing on BSF posts in the Jammu Sector. BSF responded in a commensurate manner, causing widespread damage to the posts and assets of the Pakistan Rangers along the International Boundary," said the BSF. Watch: BSF destroys a terrorist launch pad at Looni, District Sialkot opposite Akhnoor area. Video by BSF: — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) May 10, 2025 The BSF further added that the terrorist launch pad at Looni, District Sialkot, opposite Akhnoor area, was completely destroyed by the BSF. "Our resolve to protect India's sovereignty is unshaken," said the BSF. This development marks a serious escalation in tensions along the International Boundary, even as Indian forces remain on high alert to safeguard national security and uphold sovereignty. According to officials, no casualties have been reported on the Indian side so far. Earlier on Friday, the Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a major security operation along the India-Pakistan border, successfully thwarting a significant infiltration attempt in the Samba Sector of the Jammu frontier. During the operation, seven terrorists were neutralized. In response, the BSF carried out retaliatory strikes that inflicted heavy damage on Pakistan's Dhandhar post. The BSF, tasked with securing the 3,323-kilometre-long India-Pakistan border, also released footage from a Hand-Held Thermal Imager (HHTI), capturing the destruction of the Dhandhar post.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
28 terrorists in POK die in Army shelling, BSF kills 7 infiltrators
Image used for representative purposes BSF on Friday said it had killed at least seven terrorists trying to infiltrate from across Pakistan into J&K's Samba on the night of May 8-9. The terrorists were backed by fire from a Pakistan Rangers' post at Dhandhar across IB. This coincided with Indian Army busting two terror launchpads next to a Pakistan army post in POK in retaliatory fire from Uri. An Indian officer said going by the chatter and ambulances seen at the site, at least 28 terrorists waiting to cross over under the cover of Pakistan army's artillery fire were killed. Operation Sindoor PM Modi meets NSA, chiefs of armed forces amid spike in tensions with Pak India's air defence systems shoot down Pak drones in J&K, Punjab & Rajasthan Several airports in India to be closed till May 15 - check list Pakistan army also suffered heavy damage, according to sources. An infiltration attempt by a big group of terrorists was detected by the surveillance grid in Samba sector of Jammu Frontier. The group was trying to sneak across the international border (IB), supported by fire from Pakistan Rangers' post at Dhandhar. Alert troops of BSF foiled the infiltration bid, killing at least seven terrorists and causing extensive damage to the Dhandhar post," said a BSF spokesperson. The destruction of the bunker was captured with a hand-held thermal imager (HHTI) and the clip released by BSF on Friday. "The foiled infiltration bids at Samba and Uri display the desperation of Pakistan and ISI to use foreign terrorists, under the cover of heavy shelling by Pakistan army, to carry forward its parallel terror agenda. Pakistan wants to open multiple fronts and divert the attention of Indian security forces , by using the trained terrorists," noted an officer. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Undo Amid the heavy shelling and attempted drone attacks by the Pakistani forces on Indian villages and towns close to the LoC/IB, Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday held a security review with heads of BSF, CISF, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Intelligence Bureau on Friday. The meeting is said to have laid stress on stepped up surveillance to detect and foil any possible infiltration bids by terrorists, apart from ensuring safety of vital installations close to the border, including airports, dams and oil refineries.
