Pakistani Troops Move to Forward Areas Amid Rising Tensions, Says Government

India-Pakistan Live: Pakistani Troops Move to Forward Areas Amid Rising Tensions, Says Government Indian forces have shot down multiple Pakistani drones and destroyed several of their military posts, as Islamabad continued its attempts to target military installations and civilian air facilities along India's northern and western borders.

According to officials, Indian air defence systems successfully "engaged and destroyed" several drones near Amritsar, close to the Pakistan border. The Indian response inflicted significant damage, including the destruction of a terrorist launchpad.

Condemning Pakistan's drone aggression as "unacceptable", the Indian Army has reaffirmed its commitment to countering every hostile act and defeating any threat posed by the enemy.

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“Pakistan Army has been observed to be moving its troops towards forward areas, indicating an offensive intent to further escalation. Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness, and all hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded proportionately. Indian armed forces reiterated their commitment to non-escalation, provided the Pakistan side reciprocates,” Singh said.

“In a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out a precision strike only at identified military targets… Pakistan has also attempted to execute a continued malicious misinformation campaign, with claims of destruction of the Indian S-400 system, destruction of airfields at Suratgarh and Sirsa… India unequivocally rejects these false claims being spread by Pakistan,” she added.

Earlier today, Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones were recovered in Punjab’s Amritsar which were launched by Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday, as per defence officials.

The attacks were launched in several civilian areas of the region leaving their lives endangered. The Indian Army Air Defence guns thwarted the attempt at 5 am as the drones were destroyed in the air itself, as per the defence officials.

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“Pakistan launched Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones in Amritsar, Punjab endangering the residential areas of Punjab. The attempt was thwarted by Army Air Defence guns at 5 AM today, destroying the same in the air. The drone was aimed to target civilian areas and innocent civilians,” defence officials said in their statement.

Fragments and debris of unidentified projectiles were also recovered by the locals in Rajasthan’s Barmer on Saturday.

Meanwhile, four airbases in Pakistan were hit by Indian strikes in the early hours of Saturday, sources told ANI, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

India launched the retaliatory strikes immediately after Pakistan attacked 26 locations across India. Intermittent firing is still going on at several places along the Line of Control.

Pakistan’s attempted retaliation came in the wake of India’s Operation Sindoor, where the Indian armed forces targeted nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday. The operation was a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

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