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In a further escalatory move, Pakistan on early Saturday morning launched a brazen drone attack on the civilian areas in Punjab's Amritsar, which was thwarted by the Indian air defence guns. As per the information, the drones used by Pakistan to target civilians were Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones and were destroyed in the air at 5 am.

The Indian Army has shared the visuals of the drone flying over Amritsar. The army has also shared pictures of the debris of the drone after it was shot down.

In a post on X, the Additional Directorate General of Public Information said, "Pakistan’s blatant escalation with drone strikes and other munitions continues along our western borders. In one such incident, today at approximately 5 AM, Multiple enemy armed drones were spotted flying over Khasa Cantt, Amritsar. The hostile drones were instantly engaged and destroyed by our air defence units."

"Pakistan’s blatant attempt to violate India’s sovereignty and endanger civilians is unacceptable. Indian Army will thwart enemy designs," the post further read.

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The tensions between India and Pakistan rose after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack carried out by Pakistan-backed The Resistance Front (TRF). 26 civilians were killed based on their religious identity in Pahalgam's Baisaran valley.

In retaliation, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 and destroyed terror headquarters, camps, and launch pads of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.

Although India confirmed that it didn't target military or civilians, Pakistan resorted to heightened unprovoked and indiscriminate firing, followed by drones and missile attacks on Indian bases, airports, and other critical infrastructures in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Punjab. Most of these attempts were foiled by the air defence systems. The situation has escalated as Pakistan has now started targeting the civilian population. So far, Pakistan's shelling and drone attacks have claimed over dozen innocent lives.

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