Operation Sindoor: India foils Pakistan's bid to hit Golden Temple

In clear acts of bravery and valour the armed forces safeguarded many cities in the border states of India during the recent conflict with Pakistan which witnessed drone attacks and other forms of air assault that were intercepted and destroyed before they could destroy civil establishmentsThe Indian Armys Air defence systems played a critical role in repelling Pakistans misadventures The Army on Monday showcased a demonstration of how Indian Air Defence systems including AKASH missile system L70 Air Defence Guns saved the Golden Temple in Amritsar and cities of Punjab from Pakistani missile and drone attacksMajor General Kartik C Seshadri GOC General Officer Commanding 15 Infantry Division said that the Indian army had anticipated Pakistans move to target its military installations along with civilian establishments here including religious places such as the Golden Temple which was the prime target according to information received from the intelligenceKnowing that the Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets we anticipated that they would target Indian military installations civilian targets including religious places Of these the Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple Major General Seshadri saidHe stated that Pakistan engaged in an air assault with aerial weapons including drones and longrange missiles targeting the Golden Temple which was thwarted by the army personnel who remained prepared for such situations and attacksOn 8th May early morning in the hours of darkness Pakistan carried out a massive air assault with unmanned aerial weapons primarily drones and longrange missiles We were fully prepared since we had anticipated this and our braveheart and alert army air defence gunners thwarted Pakistan Armys nefarious designs and shot down all drones and missiles targeted at the Golden Temple Thus not allowing even a scratch to come on our holy Golden Temple Seshadri saidThe GOC 15 Infantry Division explained in detail the consequences of the Pahalgam terror attack which prompted the launch of Operation Sindoor where India attacked nine terror camps deep inside Pakistans territory resulting in aggression from the Pakistani sideConsequent to the Pak Armysponsored dastardly terrorist attack on innocent tourists both domestic and international the nations anger under able leadership took the form of Operation Sindoor wherein befitting punitive strikes were carried out on exclusive terror targets Nine targets were hit Of the nine targets seven were exclusively destroyed by the Indian Army Major General Seshadri told ANIThe Major General said that the armed forces targeted many places with absolute precision during Operation Sindoor striking areas like Muridke and Bahawalpur which house the headquarters of terrorist organisationsOf these nine targets Muridke which is in proximity to Lahore houses the LashkareTayyaba headquarters and also the JaisheMohammed JeM headquarters at Bahawalpur which were struck with absolute precision Soon after the strikes we issued a statement clarifying that we intentionally did not target any Pakistani military or civilian infrastructure he addedIndias Air Defence Systems proved their prowess at the height of the tensions between the two neighbours intercepting numerous drones missiles micro UAVs and loitering munitions emerging as a globally actionable defence assetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params