The Border Security Force (BSF) reaffirmed on Tuesday that it launched a well-planned and forceful response to Pakistan’s cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) during the nights of May 9 and 10. Speaking at a press briefing, Shashank Anand, BSF Inspector General of the Jammu Frontier, said Pakistani posts initiated fire on Indian positions, but the BSF was fully prepared and struck back effectively. He highlighted that Indian forces caused significant damage to several Pakistani posts while sustaining no casualties.
Anand described the operation on the night of May 8, which dealt a serious blow to the enemy’s morale in the area. Following this, Pakistan escalated unprovoked firing on May 9 along the northern international border regions of Jammu. The BSF was ready for this escalation and retaliated with heavy shelling on Pakistani border positions. The force had also planned to target terrorist launch pads near the border if the opportunity arose.
As part of these efforts, the BSF carried out a deliberate strike on a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant launchpad located in the Looni area, just three kilometers from the international border inside Pakistan. Virender Dutta, Deputy Inspector General of the Sundarbani Sector, shared that intelligence had reported the presence of 18 to 20 militants in Looni preparing to infiltrate and potentially attack Indian installations by exploiting the cross-border firing. The BSF’s two-phase, highly coordinated operation resulted in the complete destruction of the Looni launchpad and inflicted maximum casualties on militants.
These actions were part of Operation Sindoor, India’s decisive military retaliation launched on May 7 in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The operation led to the elimination of over 100 terrorists linked to groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. Following these strikes, Pakistan responded with further cross-border shelling and drone attempts, prompting India to target radar, communications, and airbases in Pakistan. A cessation of hostilities was later agreed upon on May 10, signaling a temporary end to the conflict.
