Pakistan used civilian planes as shield and did not close its airspace to passenger flights, the government said.
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00:00Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to this press briefing by Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Mishri on the ongoing developments around Operation Sindhur.
00:09We are also joined by Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh. With that, I hand over the floor to Foreign Secretary. Sir, over to you.
00:19Thank you, Randir. Namaskar. Good afternoon. Aap sab kha swaagat hai. And I will first ask you to call Colonel Sophia Qureshi, that you will be able to help you from the beginning of the day of the day of the day.
00:34Colonel Qureshi. Thank you, sir. Namaskar.
00:388-9 May 2025 की मद्धिय रात्री को पाकिस्तानी सैना ने सैन्य बुन्यादी धाचे को निशाना बनाने के इरादे से पूरी पश्चिमी सैना पर भारती वायुशेप्र का कई बार उलंगन किया.
00:55यही नहीं, बल्कि पाकिस्तानी सैना ने नियंतरन रेखा पर भारी कैलिबर वाले हत्यानों से गोली बारी भी की.
01:04अंतराष्टी सीमा और नियंतरन रेखा पर ले से लेकर सरक्रीक तक 36 स्थानों पर 300 से 400 लगबग ड्रोनों का इस्तमाल गुशपैट का प्रयास करने के लिए किया गया.
01:17भारतिये शर्षत्र बलों ने काइनेटिक वा नौन काइनेटिक साथनों का उप्योग करके इन में से कई ड्रोन्स को मार गिराया.
01:26इतने बड़े पैमाने पर हवाई गुशपैटों का संभावित उद्देश वायुरक्षप्रणालियों का परिक्षण करना और खूफिया जानकारी इखटा करना था.
01:38ड्रोन के मलबे की फॉरेंसी जाच की जा रही है.
01:42प्रारंबिक रिपोर्ट्स से पता चलता है कि वे तुर्की के असीस गार्ड स्वांगर ड्रोन्स हैं.
01:50इसके उपरान रात में पाकिस्तान की एक शशत्र यूएवी ने भटिंडा सैन स्टेशन को निशाना बनाने की कोशिश भी की.
02:00जिसे पकड़ा गया और उसे निश्ट के कर दिया गया.
02:05पाकिस्तानी हमले के सिवाब में पाकिस्तान में चार हवाई रक्षां स्टलों पर सशत्र ड्रोन्स लाँच किये गए.
02:14इन में से एक ड्रोन एडी रडार को नश्ट करने में सक्षम रहा.
02:19पाकिस्तान ने जम्मू कश्मीर के तंगधार, उरी, पुंच, मेंडर, राजवरी, अकनूर और उधंपुर में भारी कैलिबर, आर्टिलरी गन और सशत्र ड्रोन्स का उप्योग करके नियंतरंड रेखा के पार गोली बारी भी की.
02:39जिसके परिणाम सरूप भारती सेना के कुछ जवान हता होत हुए और घायल हुए. भारती जवावी कारवाई में पाकिस्तानी सेना को भी बड़ा नुक्सान पहुँचाया गया.
02:51इसके अलावा पाकिस्तान का गैस जम्यदाराना वहवाद फिर से सामने आया.
02:58पाकिस्तान ने अपना नागरिक हवाई शेत्र बंद नहीं किया. पाकिस्तान अपने नागरिक विमानों को धाल के रूप में सिमाल कर रहा है.
03:17जबकि उसे अच्छी तरह से पता है कि भारत पर उसके हमले से हवाई रक्षा की तीव पति के लिया होगी.
03:24यह भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच अंतराष्टी सीमा के पास उडान भरने वाले अंतराष्टी उडानों सहित नागरिक विमानों के लिए सुरक्षित नहीं है.
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04:38Bharti Vaayu Chana ne apni pratikriya mein kaafi sayam dikhaya aur is prakar antraranshtriye nagarik vimaan sewa ki surakshat sunushit ki.
04:51Dhaniwaaz Jahan.
05:08Pakistan military also resorted to firing of heavy-caliber weapons along the line of control.
05:20Along the international border and line of control, drone intrusions were attempted from Leh to Sir Creek at 36 locations with approximately 300 to 400 drones.
05:33Indian armed forces brought down a number of these drones using kinetic and non-kinetic means.
05:39The possible purpose of these large-scale aerial intrusions were to test the AD system and gather intelligence.
05:48Forensic examination of the drone debris is being undertaken. Preliminary reports suggest them to be of assist guard Songa drone of Turkey.
05:59Later in the night, an armed UAV of Pakistan attempted to target Bhatinda military station, which was detected and neutralized.
06:10In response to the Pakistani attack, armed drones were launched at four air defense sites in Pakistan.
06:17One of the drones was able to destroy an AD radar.
06:21Pakistan also carried out artillery shelling across the line of control using heavy-caliber artillery guns and armed drones at Sanghar, Uri, Poonch, Mender, Rajauri, Akhnur and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir area, which resulted in some losses and injuries to Indian Army personnel.
06:43Pakistan Army also suffered major losses in Indian retaliatory fire.
06:50Additionally, Pakistan's irresponsible behavior again came to fore.
06:56Pakistan did not close its civil airspace despite its launching a failed, unprovoked drone and missile attack on 7 May at 8.30 hours in the evening.
07:06Pakistan is using civil airliners as a shield, knowing fully well that its attack on India would elicit a swift air defense response.
07:18This is not safe for the unsuspecting civil airliners, including the international flight, which were flying near IB between India and Pakistan.
07:27The screenshot we just showed and we shall share with you, it shows the data of the application Flight Retire 24 during a high air defense alert situation in the Punjab sector.
07:40As you have seen, the airspace on the Indian side is absolutely devoid of civil air traffic due to our declared closure.
07:48However, there are civil airlines flying the air route between Karachi and Lahore.
07:54Amongst the other civil aircraft that you can see, we have highlighted an aircraft which is Airbus 320 of FlyNAS Aviation,
08:02which was originated from Dhamm at 1750 hours and landed later at Lahore at 2110 hours in the night.
08:11Indian Air Force demonstrated considerable restraint in its response, thus ensuring safety of international civil carriers.
08:18international civil carriers.
08:21I have just a few points to share in addition.
08:25I have just a few points to share in addition.
08:42These provocative and escalatory actions that were taken by Pakistan last night were targeted at Indian cities
09:09and civilian infrastructure in addition to some military targets.
09:14The Indian Armed Forces responded proportionately, adequately, and responsibly.
09:23What I want to underline is that Indian armed forces responded proportionately, adequately, and responsibly.
09:36What I want to underline is that the official and blatantly farcical denial of these attacks that Pakistan carried out by the Pakistani state machinery
09:51is yet another example of their duplicity and the new depths that they are plumbing in their quest for disinformation.
09:59The other point in the same vein is that Pakistani claims that they did not target or attack any religious places.
10:13You would recall that yesterday I shared with you an incident related to the attack on a Gurdwara in Punj.
10:20Instead of owning up to these attacks, Pakistan made the preposterous and outrageous claim that it was the Indian Armed Forces and the Indian Air Force that was targeting cities like Amritsar
10:35and trying to put the blame on Pakistan.
10:38This is nothing but a desperate attempt by Pakistan to disown its acts of aggression, but it is also true to type in its effort to deceive and mislead the world.
10:53It will not succeed.
10:55The Gurdwara in Punj in particular was attacked by Pakistan and some local members of the Sikh community, including Raghi of the Gurdwara lost their lives in this incident as I shared yesterday.
11:10In addition, that we would attack our own cities is the kind of deranged fantasy that only the Pakistani state can come up with.
11:27Perhaps they do it because they are well versed in such action as their history would show.
11:35The last point I wanted to make this evening is again this disinformation that is coming from Pakistan about India targeting the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara through a drone attack.
11:52This is again yet another blatant lie and part of Pakistan's disinformation campaign.
11:59As we saw in the Helgaam attack, Pakistan is again trying desperately to impart a communal hue to the situation with an intention to create discord.
12:11Again, we are not surprised.
12:14India's steadfast unity in itself is a challenge to Pakistan.
12:20Let me stop there.
12:21I have time only for a few questions and be happy to try and answer them.
12:27First, I call Siddhaan.
12:29Siddhaan, please.
12:30Hi, sir.
12:31Siddhaan from beyond.
12:32Sir.
12:33Siddhaan from behind, please.
12:34The other Siddhaan.
12:35Yes.
12:36Hi, sir.
12:37I'm Siddhaan from CNN News 18.
12:38Sir, I only want to know from you the status of Kartal Singh – Kartalpur Corridor.
12:39Is it open or not?
12:40You can –
12:41I think you are all aware of the situation along the entire region.
12:54We are aware of the situation along the entire India-Pakistan border and the areas around the line of control.
13:01In view of the existing security scenario, the services of the Kartalpur-Sahib corridor have been suspended till further directions.
13:16We will update you as and when there is a change in the situation.
13:21Do you have a question?
13:22Yes.
13:23Siddhaan?
13:24Sir.
13:25Good evening.
13:26Siddhaan from Times.
13:27Also, you spoke about religious places being hit in Jammu.
13:31There's another religious place which is a canonized nun church that has been hit.
13:37What do you have to say about religious places being hit?
13:40Actually, we do have some information about this extremely regrettable and condemnable incident.
13:50During heavy shelling across the line of control in the early morning of 7th May, a shell fired from Pakistan landed just behind the Christ School run by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, a congregation in Puj.
14:09Tragically, the shell fired from Pakistan hit the home of two students of the Christ School.
14:17Both students unfortunately lost their lives and their parents were severely injured.
14:23Another Pakistani shell struck a Christian convent of nuns belonging to the congregation of the Mother of Carmel, damaging water tanks and destroying solar panel infrastructure.
14:35Several priests, nuns, school staff and local residents took refuge in an underground hall beneath the Christ School during the shelling by Pakistan.
14:46The school happened to be closed at the time, fortunately. Otherwise, more losses would have occurred.
14:54Again, we have seen the Pakistani side targeting and shelling places of worship with a particular design.
15:02This includes Gurdwaras, these convents and temples. This is a new law even for Pakistan.
15:09Sir, Pranay Upadhyay, Amar Chahasir.
15:18Sir, yesterday, you have received the IMF bailout and the Indus Water Treaty of Pakistan.
15:24There was also a lot of correctness in Pakistan.
15:27After that, we have seen that we have seen that the invasion of Pakistan is in which way.
15:30We have seen that the invasion of Pakistan is in which way.
15:34In the situation, in Pakistan, the bailout package and the attempts of Pakistan are your assessment?
15:41And the other one, we also want to know that the attempt of Pakistan has not given any response to this.
15:49So, does that answer the situation in this situation?
15:53Pranay Upadhyay, where the Indus Water Treaty is in abeyance, I have nothing further to add to the decision that was announced by the Cabinet Committee on Security.
16:19As far as the IMF bailout, you will know that the IMF's meeting is in the meeting today.
16:28We will keep ourselves there.
16:30We will be able to know that the other members are in the meeting today.
16:37This board is a member of the board and that the meeting is in the meeting today.
16:42Thank you very much.
17:12Hi sir, Sidhan from Bion.
17:19Sir, the actual affairs minister has spoken to many of his counterparts around the world.
17:25Yesterday he spoke to the U.S. Secretary of State, Mark Rubio.
17:28So what were the key areas of conversations during that call?
17:33Yes, the minister had a conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State.
17:38As you can imagine, the focus of discussions was the terrorist attack in Pahalgam
17:46and the response that India mounted after that on the 7th of May.
17:53The Secretary of State shared his thoughts on these developments with the minister.
18:04The minister deeply appreciated the U.S.'s commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism.
18:11And he also underlined the targeted measures that India had taken in connection with Ops Indoor.
18:20We also, the minister also underlined that India would firmly counter any attempts at escalation from there.
18:28But in follow-up to that, as you are aware, there have been a number of other conversations.
18:34The minister had a conversation with the U.K. Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, today.
18:40There, too, the discussion centered around countering terrorism, for which there must be zero tolerance.
18:45And I understand, just a short while ago, the external affairs minister has also spoken to the foreign minister of Norway,
18:53Espen Barthayde, which was also focused on recent developments stemming from the terrorist act in Pahalgam.
19:00One last question. Subhi.
19:03Sir, Foreign Secretary, thank you for the invitation from Bloomberg.
19:06Well, you're right, Baha Walpur is the headquarters of the Jais-e-Muhammad terrorist group that is proscribed by the United Nations.
19:36Its leader, Maulana Masood Azhar, is a proscribed individual.
19:43It is, you brought up the connection with the tragic death or killing of Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal.
19:56The Jais-e-Muhammad was in some way directly or indirectly responsible for the death of Daniel Pearl.
20:10But the real connection is through Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the British-Pakistani jihadi who was held in India,
20:23but was finally released in 2000.
20:32And he was the person who lured Daniel Pearl to his, eventually leading to his murder.
20:43So these are all obviously connected figures, connected individuals, connected institutions.
20:49And the attack on Baha Walpur, on that facility of the Jais-e-Muhammad in Baha Walpur,
21:00is, I would imagine, a fitting part of this unfortunate incident.
21:06Thank you all.
21:08Thank you, sir.
21:09With that, we come to the closure of the discussion with you.
21:11Thank you very much.