In a robust and sweeping retaliatory action named “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos”, Pakistan launched a series of coordinated missile and cyber strikes against India late last night.
This follows India’s missile attacks in multiple Pakistani cities during the night of May 5 and 6, which New Delhi claimed were aimed at “terrorist targets” in response to last month’s Pahalgam attack in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
However, the strikes resulted in civilian casualties in Pakistan, prompting a strong response.
According to security sources, Pakistan’s Armed Forces utilised the Fatah-1 guided missile system to deliver precise hits on strategic Indian military installations. The operation was launched to counter the continued Indian aggression along the Line of Control (LoC).
Below is a list of Indian targets struck during Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos:
Military installations and air bases
- Bathinda Airfield
- Udhampur Air Base
- Pathankot Air Base
- S-400 air defence system at Adampur Air Base
- Sirsa Airfield
- Indian Army Brigade Headquarters and supply depot in Uri
- Adampur airbase and S-400 system stationed there
- BrahMos missile storage in Beas
- BrahMos missile storage in Nagrota
- Indian Artillery Position in Dehrangyari
- Military intelligence training facility in Rajouri
- Sirsa Airfield
Cyber attacks
In a simultaneous digital offensive, Pakistan is reported to have launched a major cyberattack on Indian infrastructure:
- Attack on Indian power grid that knocked out 70% of India’s electric supply
- Maharashtra’s grid particularly affected
- BJP official website
- Crime Research Investigation Agency website
- Mahanagar Telecommunication Corporation Limited (MTCL) website
- Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) website
- All India Naval Technical Supervisory Staff Association website
- Key military satellite jammed
Pakistan’s military action under “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos” marks one of the most significant escalations between the nuclear armed arch-rivals in recent years. Islamabad has made it clear that while it is open to de-escalation, the responsibility lies with India to cease hostilities.
Pakistan’s response was described by officials as “measured but resolute.”