Overview

• Pakistan launched drone and missile strikes targeting 15 Indian military bases on the night of May 7–8, which were successfully intercepted by India's S-400 systems.
• India retaliated on the morning of May 8 by striking multiple Pakistani air defense radars, including destroying a Chinese-developed HQ-9 system in Lahore.
• Cross-border artillery fire from Pakistan killed 16 Indian civilians, including three women and five children, in Jammu and Kashmir sectors such as Kupwara and Rajouri.
• These hostilities follow India's May 1 Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan and PoK, marking a sharp escalation in military actions between the two nations.
• Both India and Pakistan remain on high alert, with the potential for further retaliatory operations fueling ongoing tensions along the Line of Control.