Pakistan’s military spokesperson said the armed forces downed 29 Indian drones in an “ongoing” attack.
The death toll from the drone attacks rose to three with four others injured, spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry added in an address to the nation Thursday.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the drones made attempts to attack “military installations” in Pakistan and added that Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was also struck. “Pakistan has so far limited its response strictly to self-defense,” the foreign minister said.
He added that Pakistan’s forensics team is investigating a projectile that flew over the Indian city of Amritsar into Pakistan.
“Pakistan Armed forces have so far shot down 29 Harop drones using both soft-kill (technical) and hard-kill (weapons-based) systems,” said a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday.
It said that the escalation follows India’s cowardly assault on May 6 and May 7, “which resulted in the destruction of five advanced aircraft, drones, multiple military posts, and reported casualties among Indian troops”.
In a state of panic and confusion, the ISPR said India resorted to deploying Israeli-made Harop drones for attacks on Pakistani territory.
“These unprovoked attacks are a clear reflection of India’s desperation and frustration, as it continues to suffer significant losses along the Line of Control (LoC),” it added.
