Indian Air Force hits key Pakistani installations in retaliatory strikes

PAK CLAIMS OF DESTROYING INDIAN AIR FORCE BASES, S-400 MISSILE SYSTEMS COMPLETELY FALSE

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

NEW DELHI: India announced on Saturday that it had struck key military targets in Pakistan in retaliation for what it described as the neighbouring country's "provocative" attacks involving drones, long-range weapons, and fighter jets aimed at its defence facilities and civilian areas. "Precision strikes were conducted with fighter jets and air-launched weapons against targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian," said Indian Air Force Wing Commander Vyomika Singh to reporters, adding, "We took every precaution to have minimum collateral damage." Radar sites at Pasrur and the Sialkot aviation base were also targeted using precision munitions.