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Last Updated:May 09, 2025, 18:25 IST
Pakistan launched missiles, drones and artillery fire on Jammu, Rajasthan and Punjab around 8.45 pm. Around 11 pm, the BSF foiled a major infiltration bid in Samba district
The Pakistani post destroyed by the BSF on Friday. (PTI/Video grab)
Were Pakistan’s drone and missile attacks on Thursday night, which were repelled by India, meant to create a distraction to facilitate the entry of terrorists? Defence sources think so.
Let’s take a look at the sequence of events.
Pakistan launched missiles, drones and artillery fire on Jammu, Rajasthan and Punjab around 8.45 pm. India foiled the attempts to target Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, and retaliated with attacks in Islamabad, Sialkot and Lahore.
#WATCH | Around 500 drones were launched towards Indian positions by the Pakistan Army last night, which were sighted at 24 locations from Siachen base camp in Ladakh to Kutch area in Gujarat. Around 50 of these drones were destroyed by air defence guns, while around 20 were… pic.twitter.com/w5Cwaniei5— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
Around 11 pm, the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration bid in Samba district.
“Around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, the BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the Boundary in Samba district, J&K," the BSF said on X.
#WATCH | On 8-9 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the Boundary in Samba district, J&K by killing at least seven terrorists and causing extensive damage to the Pakistan Post Dhandhar, says BSF.(Source: BSF) pic.twitter.com/c2MWOUuvQs
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
Their statement said that an “infiltration attempt by a big group of terrorists has been tried which was detected by surveillance grid. This infiltration bid was supported by fire from Pak Rangers post Dhandhar. Alert troops of BSF, neutralised the infiltration bid, killing at least 7 terrorists and caused extensive damage to the Pak Post Dhandhar".
Defence sources said there was a possibility that terrorists may have infiltrated North Kashmir and Rajouri-Poonch. “There is a possibility that they may target a highway in the region or other spots," said sources.
News18 has already reported that Pakistan had sent weak ammunitions on Thursday evening, in what sources called a “probing action". “At least 40 or more places were targeted with weak ammunition. It could be mainly to probe where they would be caught and where they would get a free run. In a probing action, if a missile or drone returns, they figure that there is no detection system there. So when they actually plan something major, they can target the spots with no detection systems," sources said.
J&K: SITUATION ON GROUND
On early Friday morning, Pakistan once again resorted to heavy shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, Rajouri, Uri and Chowkibal Kupwara, to which India promptly responded. Several houses were damaged in Uri and Chowkibal Kupwara, while one woman was reportedly killed in Uri.
Sources said, “A 500-km area in Jammu and Kashmir is seeing cross-firing. Their firing is localised, for which they have enough ammunition. As the scope is small, Pakistan is able to provide the resources. A large-scale attack will put Pakistan in trouble. They are aware that the Indian government won’t spare them."
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