08-05-2025
Operation Sindoor 2.0 LIVE: India shoots down Pakistan's drones and missiles; neutralises Air Defence system in Lahore
Operation Sindoor 2.0 LIVE Updates: The Indian Armed Forces targetted Pakistan's Sir Defence Radars and systems at several locations on Thursday morning. A Ministry of Defence statement said that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.
Pakistan attempted to engage several Indian military targets using drones and missiles on the intervening night of May 7-8. These drones were effectively neutralised by the Indian Armed Forces, the statement added.
The statement also said that Pakistan has increased the intensity of its unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC), in areas like Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.
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08 May 2025, 04:26 PM IST
Operation Sindoor 2.0 LIVE: Authorities in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday prohibited flying of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Leh district, citing credible inputs and security concerns about their 'potential misuse' by anti-national elements.
District Magistrate of Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve, ordered the prohibition on flying of drones and UAVs by locals, tourists, or private persons and said any violation of the order shall attract strict legal action under relevant laws, news agency PTI reported.
"This order is issued ex-parte in the interest of public safety and security and shall remain in force until further notice," he said.
08 May 2025, 04:26 PM IST
Operation Sindoor 2.0 LIVE: Pakistan attempted to target several Indian military targets using drones and missiles on the intervening night of May 7-8. These drones were effectively neutralised by the Indian Armed Forces, a Ministry of Defence statement said.
In response, Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems in various locations in Pakistan, the statement added.
'Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks,' it said.
'Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised,' it added.
