𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬

After several nights of intense cross-border tensions, the Indian Army reported that the night between May 11 and May 12 was largely peaceful along the northern and western International Borders (IB), including Jammu and Kashmir. No ceasefire violations were recorded, making it the first calm night following a series of Pakistani drone attacks and artillery shelling in retaliation to India’s Operation Sindoor.

Operation Sindoor was launched by India in response to the April 22 terror attack, targeting major terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Over the past days, border regions in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat had faced sleepless nights due to Pakistani aggression.

At a joint press briefing, top defence officials—Lieutenant General Rajeev Ghai, Vice Admiral A N Pramod, and Air Marshal A K Bharti—outlined the results of Operation Sindoor. They confirmed that Indian forces destroyed 11 Pakistani air bases and eliminated over 100 terrorists in targeted strikes. These strikes focused on military assets, avoiding civilian harm.

Air Marshal Bharti noted that Pakistan attempted a large-scale drone attack on Indian cities on the night of May 8–9, but India’s air defence forces successfully intercepted them. He stressed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) struck military installations deliberately and proportionately, naming targeted sites like Chaklala, Rafiq, Rahim Yar Khan, Sargodha, Bhulari, and Jacobabad.

Regarding casualties, Bharti said India’s goal was not to cause deaths but to hit strategic targets. Lieutenant General Ghai added that among the terrorists killed were key operatives from past high-profile terror incidents, including the IC-814 hijacking and the 2019 Pulwama attack.