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Forces thwart Pak’s Hamas-style attack on Jammu Drones downed, missiles intercepted, Pakistani F-16 fighter jet shot down 5/8/2025 11:48:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Alert Indian Forces foiled another attempt by the Pakistani Army to attack vital installations in Jammu and adjoining localities. The Pakistani Army launched a series of aggressive operations targeting multiple locations in the Jammu region of India. Within hours of an earlier failed attempt to strike 15 military installations across India, the Pakistani Army initiated a second, more audacious wave of attacks. These assaults, described by defense sources as resembling Hamas-style tactics, aimed to destabilize critical infrastructure and military assets in the Jammu region. Key Incidents Reported: Pakistani F-16 Shot Down: Indian air defenses successfully neutralized a Pakistani F-16 aircraft, marking a significant escalation in aerial engagements. Heavy Shelling Along LoC: Intense artillery barrages were reported in multiple sectors, including Tanghdhar, Poonch, and Rajouri, with Pakistani forces resorting to sustained heavy shelling to target Indian positions. Drone Interceptions: At Pathankot Air Force Station, Indian forces interce...   READ MORE

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In Pak terrorists are given state funerals: Foreign Secretary 5/8/2025 11:48:30 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies Stating that Pakistan has a reputation of being a "centre of global terrorism," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday said that terrorists killed during “Operation Sindoor” were given state funerals in the neighbouring country. Addressing a joint briefing here, Misri, according to the local news agency stated that Pakistan remains a “global epicenter of terrorism,” and revealed that terrorists killed in “Operation Sindoor” were given state funerals by th...   READ MORE   Terror nexus exposed: Al-Qaeda backs Pak 5/8/2025 11:47:43 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: Pakistan’s ties to terrorist organizations were laid bare as Al-Qaeda’s regional affiliate, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), issued a statement supporting Pakistan and declaring a so-called “Jihad fi Sabilillah” against India following India’s airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in Operation Sindoor. On May 7, 2025, India conducted targeted bombings of terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In response, AQIS released a statement titled “Indian Aggression on the land of Pakistan,” accusing India of waging a prolonged war against Islam and framing the airstrikes as part of a decades-long pattern of aggression. “Fo...   READ MORE   Jammu mosques, madrassas open for displaced border residents 5/8/2025 11:47:34 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 8: The doors of all mosques and madrassas in the Jammu region are open for the displaced border residents, prominent Muslim scholar Mufti Sageer Ahmad said on Thursday, as he joined dozens of youngsters to donate blood for the victims of Pakistani shelling here. The blood donation camp was organised by the Madrassa Markaz-ul-Maarif at Bathindi, near here, following an appeal by social activists after intense Pakistani shelling in Poonch district on Wednesday...   READ MORE   Amid cross border shelling, CM Omar reviews situation in border districts 5/8/2025 11:47:26 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a meeting for the second straight day with Deputy Commissioners of all border districts through virtual mode to take stock of the prevailing situation in the wake of cross-border shelling. The meeting was convened to review the preparedness and readiness of district authorities in responding to exigencies, evacuation measures and safeguarding the lives and properties of residents in the affected areas. In hi...   READ MORE   Breeding Ground for fidayeen, links to Hamas, stockpiled NATO arms JeM’s Pak Centres 5/8/2025 11:47:18 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies The banned Jaish-e-Mohammed’s terror group’s two ‘Markaz’ (centres) – its Bahawalpur headquarters and Narowal in Pakistan’s Punjab – functioned as a breeding ground for suicide attackers, had links with Palestine’s Hamas and served as a facility for hoarding smuggled NATO arms from Afghanistan, officials said here on Thursday. Both these centres located on the opposite ends of Pakistan’s Punjab province were among the nine targets hit by missiles launched by...   READ MORE   PM meets secretaries, stresses on alertness 5/8/2025 11:47:00 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies In the wake of ‘Operation Sindoor’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with secretaries of various ministries on Thursday and called for continued alertness and clear communication, while reaffirming the government’s commitment to national security and operational preparedness. The issues discussed during the meeting included strengthening of civil defence mechanisms, efforts to counter misinformation and fake news, and ensuring the sec...   READ MORE   Masood Azhar’s brother killed: BJP 5/8/2025 11:46:52 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies The BJP on Thursday said that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, wanted in a string of terror attacks in India including the one on Parliament, was killed in the Indian strikes under Operation Sindoor. Azhar was JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar’s brother and had reportedly headed the proscribed outfit in his absence. The BJP said in a post on X that the “most wanted” Pakistani terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar was killed in the Indian strikes. It sai...   READ MORE   LG Sinha chairs high-level meeting, reviews preparedness 5/8/2025 11:46:42 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, May 8: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir. The review meeting was attended by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo; DGP, Nalin Prabhat; Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti; ADGP CID, Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari; Divisional Commissioners, IGPs, DIGs, Deputy Commissioners, SSPs and other senior officers of administration and police ...   READ MORE   Army uses Harpy drones to target enemy air defence systems 5/8/2025 11:46:23 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies The Harpy drones designed to attack radar systems were used by the Indian armed forces to target enemy air defence systems in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised by Indian military drone action. The Harpy is designed to attack radar systems and is optimised for the suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) role. It carries a high-explosive warhead. Equipped with an Anti-Radiation (AR) seeker, HARPY can autonomously seek and strike emitting, high-value targets. The HARPY operates in deep strike missions lasting up to 9 hours, day and night, in all weather conditions, and in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)-deni...   READ MORE   Pak attempts to attack 15 places in North, Western India foiled Air defence system at Lahore neutralized: Officials 5/8/2025 11:46:04 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies India foiled Pakistan military’s attempts to attack 15 places in Northern and Western India using missiles and drones, and destroyed a Pakistani air defence system in Lahore, officials said on Thursday. Addressing a news conference here Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Yomika Singh, according to the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “ The Pakistani military attempted last night to target Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj. These attempts were neutralised by the Integrated Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (Grid and Air Defen...   READ MORE   100 terrorists, aides killed in strikes: Rajnath at All-Party Meeting 5/8/2025 11:45:53 PM New Delhi, May 8: Agencies Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told an all-party meeting on Thursday that at least 100 hardcore terrorists and their associates were killed in Indian strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) under the ongoing Operation Sindoor, sources said. The meeting saw opposition parties backing the government in the military action and hailing the armed forces, as leaders across the political spectrum projected a united front am...   READ MORE

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