A swarm of drones from Pakistan was noticed in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Punjab on Friday night, stated sources within the Military, including that they’re being engaged. That is the newest provocation from Pakistan after it fired 300-400 drones a day earlier than, which had been neutralised by the Indian Military.
Drones had been sighted in Jammu, Samba (in J&Ok), Pathankot and Ferozepur (in Punjab) and Jaisalmer, (in Rajasthan). A number of explosions, together with in Barmer and Pokhran, have additionally been heard in these areas.
One Paksitani drone hit a residential space in Punjab’s Ferozepur, injuring three folks, who suffered burn accidents and had been instantly rushed to the hospital, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ferozepur, Bhupinder Singh Sidhu stated.
“We obtained details about 3 folks being injured. They’ve burn accidents. Docs will deal with them. Many of the drones have been neutralised by the military,” Bhupinder Singh Sidhu stated.
AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha additionally confirmed that drones from Pakistan have been fired into civilian areas in Punjab.
“Pakistan has as soon as once more confirmed that it is a terrorist state – firing drones into civilian areas of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan. In my very own state of Punjab, harmless civilians have been severely injured. The world must see how Pakistan is frightening India. Shameful and cowardly,” Mr Chadha posted on X.
In the meantime, a precautionary blackout has been enforfced within the a number of areas amid the escalating tensions between the 2 neighbours.
Full blackout has been enforced in Akhnoor and Udhampur area of Jammu and Kashmir; Ambala and Panchkula space of Haryana.The blackout has additionally been enforced in Firozepur of Punjab and Jaisalmer of Rajasthan.
Because the Pakistan drones had been noticed once more, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Overseas Minister S Jaishankar and Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval.
Just a few hours earlier than that PM Modi chaired a high-level meet with the highest defence institution to take inventory of the safety state of affairs. The Prime Minister met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval, and the three service chiefs and the Chief of Defence Employees to strategise over the longer term plan of action.
Pakistan on Thursday night time launched a collection of coordinated drone and missile assaults alongside India’s western border, focusing on a number of areas. Defence officers stated the assaults had been intercepted by India’s air defence programs, together with the S-400 missile defence system, stopping important harm.
“On the night time of Might 7 and eight, the Pakistani military violated Indian airspace a number of instances over your complete western border to focus on army infrastructure. Not solely this, the Pakistani military additionally fired heavy-calibre weapons alongside the Line of Management. Round 300 to 400 drones had been used to aim infiltration at 36 places,” stated the federal government.
“The attainable goal 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 achieved. Preliminary reviews counsel that they’re Turkish Asisguard Songar drones…” the federal government added.
Tensions between the 2 neighbours soared considerably following India’s Operation Sindoor on early Wednesday in response to the Pahalgam assault on April 22 that had cross-border linkages and claimed 26 lives.
Earlier within the night, blasts had been heard and sirens sounded within the Jammu area and south Kashmir as many elements of Jammu and Kashmir plunged into darkness, officers stated.
The blasts come amid ongoing shelling by Pakistan following India’s strike on terror hideouts within the nation earlier this week as a part of Operation Sindoor.
“Intermittent sounds of blasts, most likely heavy artillery, can now be heard from the place I’m,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated in a put up on X.
Blackout in Jammu now. Sirens may be heard throughout the town. pic.twitter.com/TE0X2LYzQ8
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) Might 9, 2025
He additionally posted an image of the town in darkness, captioning the put up as, “Blackout in Jammu now. Sirens may be heard throughout the town.”
“It is my earnest attraction to everybody in & round Jammu please keep off the streets, keep at house or on the nearest place you may comfortably keep at for the following few hours. Ignore rumours, do not unfold unsubstantiated or unverified tales & we are going to get via this collectively,” the Chief Minister added.
In Srinagar, mosque loudspeakers had been used to convey to locals to modify off their lights as a precautionary measure.