NEW DELHI: The ministry of exterior affairs stated on Friday that the Indian armed forces responded “proportionately, adequately, and responsibly” to Pakistan’s provocative drone and artillery assaults on Thursday evening. Additionally they added that India in its retaliatory motion launched armed drones at 4 Pakistani defence websites and destroyed its AD radar.The response adopted Pakistan’s large-scale violation of Indian airspace on the evening of Might 7 and eight, when it launched a whole lot of drones and heavy artillery throughout the Line of Management (LoC) and Worldwide Border.Colonel Sofiya Qureshi defined the character of the assault: “On the evening of Might 7 and eight, the Pakistani military violated Indian airspace a number of occasions over the complete western border with the intention of focusing on army infrastructure. Not solely this, the Pakistani military additionally fired heavy caliber weapons alongside the Line of Management. Round 300 to 400 drones have been used to try infiltration at 36 areas. The Indian armed forces shot down many of those drones utilizing kinetic and non-kinetic means. The attainable function of such large-scale aerial intrusions was to check air defence programs and gather intelligence. Forensic investigation of the wreckage of the drones is being carried out. Preliminary experiences recommend that they’re Turkish Asisguard Songar drones…”India’s response included focused drone strikes on Pakistani defence positions. Wing Commander Vyomika Singh stated: “In response to the Pakistani assault, armed drones have been launched at 4 air defence websites in Pakistan. One of many drones was in a position to destroy an AD radar. Pakistan additionally carried out artillery shelling throughout the road of management utilizing heavy-calibre artillery weapons and armed drones… which resulted in some losses and accidents to Indian military personnel. Pakistan military additionally suffered main losses in Indian retaliatory hearth.”Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri strongly criticised Pakistan’s misadventure and its makes an attempt to disclaim involvement: “These provocative and escalatory actions taken by Pakistan final evening have been focused at Indian cities and civilian infrastructure along with army institutions. Indian armed forces responded proportionately, adequately, and responsibly… The official and blatantly farsical denial of those assaults that Pakistan carried out, by the Pakistani state equipment is one other instance of their duplicity and the brand new depths, they’re plumbing to…”India’s motion was a part of ‘Operation Sindoor‘, a counter-terror operation launched on Might 7. It focused 9 terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This operation adopted the lethal terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed 26 lives.