MEA Press Briefing: “Pakistan attacked medicare centre and school premises at airbases of Srinagar, Awantipur, and Udhampur”

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, MAY 10 (STC): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today organised a Press briefing in which the government stated that Pakistan’s actions in the last three days are being seen as “provocative and escalatory as they tried to hit air base stations in Punjab”.
The briefing was addressed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The briefing comes hours after India launched retaliatory strikes as Pakistan fired a wave of drones and missiles at targets in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
”Pakistan attempted multiple air intrusions targeting civilian infrastructures and killing some civilians,” Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said while briefing the media.
“Pakistan military is moving its troops into forward areas, indicating an offensive intent to further escalate the situation,” they said. They also debunked Pakistan’s claims about air force stations and base destruction in India.
Here are some of the major revelations made in the press briefing today.
Pakistan attacks civilian infrastructures | Key areas targeted

• Pakistan used Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) drones, long-range weapons, loitering munitions and fighter aircraft to target civilian areas and military infrastructure along the Western front.
• Pakistan military also resorted to air intrusion using drones and firing of heavy-calibre weapons along the LoC. “…limited damage was sustained to equipment and personnel at Indian Air Force Stations at Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur and Bhuj.”
• There were also high-speed missile attacks, which were noticed subsequently at 1:40 am at several air bases in Punjab.
• Pakistan also attacked the medicare center and school premises at the airbases of Srinagar, Avantipur, and Udhampur, yet again displaying irresponsible targeting of our civilian infrastructure. It is “deplorable cowardly act.”
• Along the LoC, Pakistan has attempted multiple air intrusions using drones and conducted shelling using heavy caliber guns, targeting civilian infrastructure and killing some civilians.
• Heavy exchange of artillery, mortars and small arms fire in Kupwara, Baramullah, Poonch, Rajouri and Akhnoor sectors continued. The Indian Army has responded effectively and proportionately, causing extensive damage to the Pakistan Army Park.

India’s targets in Pakistan | Key areas

• In a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out precision attacks only at identified military targets. These included technical infrastructure, command and control centres, radar sites and weapon storage areas.
• Pakistan military targets at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged using air-launched precision weapons from our fighter aircraft.
• Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases were also targeted using precision ammunition. India ensured minimum collateral damage while carrying out these responses.
• Pakistan ‘offensive intent’: Pakistan military has been observed to be moving its troops into forward areas, indicating an “offensive intent to further escalate the situation.”
• Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness. All hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded appropriately by the Indian armed forces. Indian armed forces reiterated their commitment to non-escalation, provided the Pakistan side reciprocates.
• Debunking fake news: Pakistan has also attempted to execute a continued malicious misinformation campaign, with claims of destruction of the Indian S-400 system at Adampur, destruction of airfields at Surat and Sirsa…India unequivocally rejects these false claims being spread by Pakistan.
  (Inputs from agencies)