The Indian Navy struck multiple Pakistani targets in the Arabian Sea after Islamabad tried to attack military bases, the NDTV channel reported, citing its sources, without providing further details about the operation.
The Integrated Defence Headquarters of the Indian armed forces said on May 8 that Pakistan had attacked military bases in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India using missiles and drones. It is noted that the threat has been neutralized and there are no losses.
The United States is ready to urge India and Pakistan to de-escalate the conflict, but does not intend to "get involved in a war that has nothing to do with us," said US Vice President J. D. Vance.
Vance said the US cannot tell "neither India nor Pakistan to lay down their weapons.
„So we will continue to pursue that goal through diplomacy“, the US vice president added, noting that US leader Donald Trump is interested in a rapid de-escalation of the conflict.
On the night of May 7, the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. According to NDTV sources, more than 70 people were killed and more than 60 were injured. According to the Pakistani armed forces, more than 30 people were killed and 57 were injured. Pakistan retaliated.
Earlier, the Indian Defense Ministry reported that the Indian armed forces destroyed an air defense system in Lahore, Pakistan on the night of May 8 in response to Pakistan's attempt to attack a number of military targets in northern and western India. The country's armed forces responded to firing across the Line of Control from the Pakistani side.
On May 8, the Public Relations Directorate of the Pakistan Armed Forces Services reported the destruction of 25 Indian drones in the airspace of Lahore and several other cities.