India has deployed military ships armed with supersonic missiles to the coast of Pakistan.
After several days of border escalation between India and Pakistan, India deployed a naval strike force armed with supersonic cruise missiles to the coast of Pakistan. About this informs The Telegraph.
India’s Western Fleet has been relocated to the northern part of the Arabian Sea, where the ships are located within reach of the Pakistani port of Karachi. An aircraft carrier, destroyers, frigates and anti-submarine ships have been sent to the deployment zone to monitor the situation and deter the enemy’s actions. Some of the ships are equipped with Brahmos missiles, a joint Indo-Russian development, capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 500 miles at a speed of up to Mach 3 and a warhead weighing 300 kg.
The deployment came a day after Indian authorities said they had intercepted a massive missile and drone attack by Pakistan that hit 15 cities in the country’s northern and western regions.
On the evening of May 9, there were reports of explosions near the Srinagar International Airport in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Pakistani drones also attempted to hit targets in the city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab and caused power outages in the city of Jammu in Kashmir, where an aerial alert was issued.
Shelling in the area of the Line of Control between the two states continued during the night from Friday to Saturday. India reported strikes on air defense systems in Lahore, while Pakistan rejected the allegations, saying it had intercepted 48 drones and denying that the strikes had targeted Indian territory.
It will be recalled that on May 7, the Indian Air Force carried out airstrikes on the territory of Pakistan in response to the April 22 attack in Pahalgam (Kashmir), during which 26 tourists were killed. New Delhi announced the destruction of nine terrorist camps using about 80 warplanes.
The Pakistani side reported the death of 31 civilians, including children, and damage to mosques and a power plant. Pakistan also announced the downing of several Indian planes, including three French-made Rafale fighters.
During a press conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said a response would be given at a “time, manner and place of our own choosing,” accusing India of trying to impose a “new normal” in bilateral relations. According to official data, since May 7, at least 20 civilians have died as a result of shelling in the border areas.
