Guwahati, May 19 -- The Indian Army on Monday revealed that Pakistan allegedly attempted to target the Golden Temple in Amritsar with drones and missiles during the night of May 7-8. The attempt was reportedly part of a larger overnight assault across several Indian cities and military bases.

Major General Kartik C Seshadri, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 15th Infantry Division, said in an interview with ANI that the attack was likely in retaliation for India's recent airstrikes on nine terrorist locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

According to Major General Seshadri, the Army had anticipated that Pakistan might resort to targeting religious and civilian sites due to the lack of legitimate military targets....