Pakistan utilised Turkish Asisguard Songar drones to strike various sites along India’s Western border, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Initial reports suggest that Pakistan used Turkish Asisguard Songar drones to target several locations along India’s Western border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. In a press briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, flanked by Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, narrated the Pakistani offensive on the intervening night of May 7-8, and shared that approximately 300-400 drones were fired by the nation into Indian border cities.
Detailing the Pakistani attack, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said, “On the night of May 7 and 8, the Pakistani army violated Indian airspace several times over the entire western border with the intention of targeting military infrastructure. Not only this, the Pakistani army also fired heavy-calibre weapons along the Line of Control.”
She further revealed that India took down this barrage of drones through kinetic and non-kinetic means, and preliminary reports suggest that these were Turkey-made Songar drones. Songar is Turkey’s first indigenously developed armed drone system, produced by Ankara-based defence company Asisguard.
“Around 300 to 400 drones were used to attempt infiltration at 36 locations. The Indian armed forces shot down many of these drones using kinetic and non-kinetic means. The possible purpose of such large-scale aerial intrusions was to test air defence systems and collect intelligence. Forensic investigation of the wreckage of the drones is being done. Initial reports suggest that they are Turkish Asisguard Songar drones,” Col Qureshi detailed.
#WATCH | Delhi: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi says, “On the night of May 7 and 8, the Pakistani army violated Indian airspace several times over the entire western border with the intention of targeting military infrastructure. Not only this, the Pakistani army also fired heavy caliber… pic.twitter.com/H5mkCdPqgW
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
How India responded
#WATCH | Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, “… Instead of owning up to its actions, Pakistan made the preposterous and outrageous claims that it is the Indian armed forces that is targeting its own cities like Amritsar and trying to blame Pakistan… They are… pic.twitter.com/vGWUukxbqe
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2025
The MEA shared that these provocative and escalatory actions taken by Pakistan last night were targeted at Indian cities and civilian infrastructure in addition to military establishments.
