India–Pakistan Conflict Timeline

Timeline: 11:00 AM – 5:00 AM IST 

11:00 AM – Special Media Briefings

Joint MEA–MoD Briefing:

•Col. Sofiya Qureshi (Indian Army):

•“Pakistani Army continues attacks along the western border using drones, loitering munitions, long-range weapons, and fighter jets.”

•Infiltration attempts made at over 26 locations via air.

•Indian air bases in Udhampur, Bhuj, Pathankot, and Bathinda targeted.

•Civilian infrastructure, including health facilities and schools, also attacked.

•Wing Commander Vyomika Singh (IAF):

•Pakistan moving troops to forward positions; offensive posture observed.

•Indian Armed Forces remain on high alert; have effectively countered all actions.

•India reiterates commitment to non-escalation, if reciprocated.

•Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri:

•Rejected Pakistan’s false claims of destroying Indian military installations.

•Clarified that bases in Sirsa, Suratgarh, and the S-400 base at Adhampur remain undamaged with timestamped evidence.

•Pakistani Post Destroyed:

•In response to cross-border firing (CFV), an enemy post opposite Uri Sector—used as a launch pad for terrorists—was destroyed by Indian artillery.

•Indian Army continues to dominate LoC with small arms and artillery fire.

5:00 AM – Civilian/ Temple  Sites Targeted

•Shambhu Temple in Jammu and residential areas hit by Pakistani missile/drone.

•Strikes occurred through the night, raising alarm over religious targeting.

                           Around 5:00 AM, multiple armed drones flew over Khasa Cantt, Amritsar.

•Pakistani attacks along the western border continue unabated.

Casualty Report – May 9-10 Night

•Raj Kumar Thappa, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Rajouri District, J&K, killed in Pakistani shelling last night.

•Armed drones sighted at 26 locations from Baramulla to Bhuj, along IB and LoC.

•In Ferozpur, a drone injured a civilian family; area sanitised.

Diplomatic Efforts (11:00–10:00 AM)

•U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with: (May 10, 2025)

•Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar

•Indian EAM

•Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir (May 9, 2025) 

•Urged immediate de-escalation and offered U.S. facilitation.

May 8, 2025 Key Developments:

•Eight Pakistani-origin missiles targeted Satwari, Samba, RS Pura, and Arnia in Jammu. All were successfully intercepted by Indian Army and Air Defence units.

•Ministry of defence  confirmed military stations in Jammu, Pathankot, and Udhampur were again targeted on May 8, 2025, using turkey’s SORDEN drones and missiles, swiftly neutralized via kinetic and non-kinetic SOPs.

May 7, 2025 Key Developments:

• India’s Response: Operation Sindoor

India responded on May 7, 2025, with a series of calibrated, non-escalatory air and ground strikes named “Operation Sindoor”. Conducted with precision, the strikes targeted nine terror launchpads and logistic hubs in:

•Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bagh)

•Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan (Balakot area again)

•Southern Punjab (Bahawalpur, Multan region)

According to the press information bureau, the Indian Air Force  and Special Forces units ensured that no Pakistani military installations were targeted, avoiding escalation. The operation’s objective was threefold: deter further attacks , pre-empt additional terrorist infiltrations, convey India’s zero-tolerance approach to cross-border terrorism

National security advisor Ajit Doval promptly briefed  his U.S. counterpart and secretary of state Marco Rubio, reinforcing India’s diplomatic transparency and strategic intent.

• The Pahalgam Attack

On April 22, 2025, a group of seven-armed terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and its proxy The Resistance Front brutally killed 26 civilians, including a Nepali citizen, in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir. Victims were shot execution-style at point-blank range, many in front of their family members, underscoring the attackers’ intent to traumatize and intimidate.

Pakistan initially claimed India struck only 5 sites, but in the 9 May 2025 briefing, its Deputy PM acknowledged additional locations like Sialkot —confirming India’s claim of 9 strike targets. This shift subtly validates India’s operation.