India hits military targets in Pakistan in response to cross-border attacks

New Delhi says it has attacked radars and drones in various locations

India has attacked air defense systems in various locations throughout Pakistan in response to Islamabad’s attempts to launch cross-border strikes against a number of military targets.

Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan said that it had shot down 12 Indian drones overnight, including one that had attacked a military target near Lahore, which is 24 kilometers away from the international border between the countries.

“On the night of 7-8 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India using drones and missiles, all of which were effectively neutralized by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defense systems,” the Indian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “In response, Indian Armed Forces targeted air defense radars and systems in various locations in Pakistan.”

The ministry added that it had been “reliably learnt that an Air Defense system at Lahore has been neutralized.” The Indian attacks caused damage and wounded soldiers, Pakistani officials were cited as saying by AP. 

These developments come a day after New Delhi announced Operation Sindoor and struck what it called “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and the part of Kashmir it controls, in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22.

Islamabad has condemned the strikes as a “heinous provocation” and vowed retaliation. Pakistani troops have been firing across the Line of Control since Wednesday. 

The de facto border stretches between the parts of Kashmir controlled by the two countries. These hostilities have resulted in the loss of sixteen lives, including five children and three women, according to Indian officials.