New Delhi, May 9 -- India has destroyed air defence system of Lahore and foiled attempts by Pakistan to attack 15 places in Northern and Western India using drones and missiles, Defence Ministry said here on Thursday.
The Pakistani military attempted to target Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai and Bhuj, officials said.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the choice of de-escalation is with Pakistan as it escalated the situation with the Pahalgam terror attack and India only responded to it through "Operation Sindoor". His comments at a media briefing came amid heightened tensions between the two countries. He said escalation started from...