Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Indian Army and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force, joined Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday to brief the international media on latest developments of Operation Sindoor.

This is the third MEA brefing since the situation escalated between India and Pakistan.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "I have said on numerous earlier occasions, it is Pakistani actions that have constituted provocations and escalations. In response, India has defended and reacted in a responsible and measured fashion to these provocations and escalations by the Pakistani side. Earlier this morning, we saw a repeat of this escalatory and provocative pattern."

Col Sofiya Qureshi said, "Pakistani army is continuously attacking the western borders; it has used drones, long-range weapons, loitering munitions and fighter jets to attack India's military sites... India neutralised many dangers, but Pakistan tried to infiltrate via Air at more than 26 places, and they damaged our equipment and personnel at air force bases in Udhampur, Bhuj, Pathankot, Bathinda. They used high-speed missiles at 1:40 am to target Punjab's air base. They even attacked health facilities and schools..."

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, "In a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out a precision strike only at identified military targets... Pakistan has also attempted to execute a continued malicious misinformation campaign, with claims of destruction of the Indian S-400 system, destruction of airfields at Surat and Sirsa... India unequivocally rejects these false claims being spread by Pakistan."

A day after Indian air defence foiled Pakistan’s attempt to strike civilian infrastructure along the LoC and the International Border, Pakistani drones were again spotted on Friday in the Jammu, Samba, and Pathankot sectors.

India had earlier responded with precision strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), after the escalation triggered by Pakistan through the Pahalgam terror attack.

Pakistan has since resorted to further escalation, which is being met with appropriate countermeasures by the Indian Defence Forces.