Just a few hours ago India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror-linked sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Pakistan’s military has issued a strong warning, vowing retaliation. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of Pakistan’s armed forces, said India’s strikes would not go unanswered and promised a response “at a time and place of its own choosing.”
“India’s temporary pleasure will be replaced by enduring grief,” ISPR Director General stated in a late-night press release. The statement confirmed that India had struck three locations—Bahawalpur, Kotli, and Muzaffarabad—from its own airspace, adding that all Pakistan Air Force planes are airborne and on alert.
The Indian Ministry of Defence has described Operation Sindoor as a “precise and non-escalatory” response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 lives. The operation targeted infrastructure used by groups planning terror activities in India, with New Delhi stressing it avoided Pakistani military facilities.
Amid growing hostilities, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered nationwide civil defence mock drills, set for today, to test preparedness against possible air raids or hostile attacks. These drills are part of India’s broader Passive Defence strategy, governed by the Civil Defence Act, 1968.
While the international community watches closely, both nations have reinforced border defences, raising fears of further escalation in the already tense South Asian region.
