Eight civilians martyred, 33 injured in Indian strikes, DG ISPR confirms.
Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has confirmed that Indian forces conducted airstrikes on six locations inside Pakistan, targeting Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muzaffarabad, Bagh, and Muridke.
Speaking during a media briefing early Wednesday morning, he shared that eight civilians were martyred while 33 suffered injuries. Pakistan’s armed forces delivered a strong and coordinated response to Indian airstrikes, DG ISPR confirmed.
Pakistan has shot down five enemy aircraft in self-defence following India’s cowardly attack, according to security sources. The aircraft were downed while they were conducting strikes on Pakistani territory using Indian airspace, the sources added.
The downed aircraft include three Rafale jets, one MiG-29, and one Su-30, according to the security officials. In addition, the Pakistan Air Force has successfully shot down an Indian Heron drone, security officials confirmed.
Security sources further stated that Pakistan Army has destroyed India’s Gufdaar post along the Line of Control (LoC). Pakistani forces are successfully repelling Indian attacks along the LoC, forcing enemy troops to retreat, they added.
“It must be remembered that it was India that launched a cowardly attack on innocent Pakistani civilians under the cover of night,” the sources stated. They added that Pakistan is only defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of unprovoked hostility.
Meanwhile, Pakistani armed forces have also destroyed an Indian brigade headquarters in a retaliatory strike, according to security sources. Moreover, a missile strike by Pakistan Army has destroyed an enemy post in the Dadyal sector along the Line of Control (LoC), they added.
Furthermore, Pakistan destroyed an Indian Army infantry brigade headquarters in response to Indian aggression, according to sources. Footage of the destroyed Indian brigade headquarters has surfaced following the Pakistani strike, sources added.
The targeted Indian unit was the 12th Infantry Brigade, operating under the 9th Division of the Indian Army’s 15 Corps, the sources confirmed. Pakistan will hold India fully accountable for its aggression, the sources emphasised.
Security sources further stated that Pakistani forces have also shot down an Indian drone in Barnala, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). All PAF aircraft involved in the operations are reported to be safe.
Security officials stated that Pakistani forces are engaged in a “crushing response” to what they described as unprovoked Indian aggression, asserting that retaliatory measures are fully underway.
Meanwhile, AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq strongly condemned India’s overnight strikes, calling the action cowardly and consistent with past patterns. “As per its tradition, India carried out attacks under the cover of darkness on two locations in Azad Kashmir—Kotli and Muzaffarabad,” he stated.
He confirmed that a woman and a child were martyred in the Kotli attack. “God willing, we will give a strong and united response to Indian aggression in coordination with the Pakistan Armed Forces,” he vowed. TET
