Pakistan launches “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos”
In a major escalation, Pakistan has launched a wide-ranging retaliatory offensive — codenamed Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos — targeting multiple Indian military sites after Indian forces initiated unprovoked missile attacks on Pakistani airbases. Key installations struck included the Pathankot and Udhampur airbases, according to security sources. Pakistani forces destroyed Indian Army brigade headquarters and a supply depot in Uri. Three Fateh-1 missiles, developed indigenously, were used to strike Udhampur airbase. A major cyberattack disrupted 70% of India’s power infrastructure. The ongoing confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors intensified sharply following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In what Pakistan termed an unprovoked escalation, India launched missile strikes on several Pakistani airbases, including Nur Khan, Murid, and Shorkot. Background and Response Tensions escalated rapidly after a deadl...