Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to review the ongoing situation amid rising India-Pakistan tensions.
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00:00a very good morning viewers you're watching india today i am preety chaudhary we are right now
00:18officially in phase three of operation sindhu any moment now we should hear from the ministry
00:24of external affairs a debriefing to the world on how pakistan crossed the red line yesterday
00:31at 8 30 p.m when it came after india's civil installations like the jammu airport all of
00:36those attacks were thwarted repelled by india and then india responded proportionately to the
00:43escalation by pakistan which was a grave escalation at that years we're going to get you all the
00:49details coming up from our reporters who've been spread across the western front reporting through
00:53the course of the last 48 hours first up allow me to take you through the headlines
01:02india hits back after pakistan escalation heavy damages to lahore and many pakistan cities
01:07according to government sources india shot down pakistan's f-16 fighter jets and two jf-17 fighter
01:14jets
01:15india shoots down pakistan drones using s-400 missile system l-70-40mm anti-aircraft gun surface-to-air missiles
01:32prime minister modi defense minister rajanath singh review military operations
01:37rajanath singh to meet cds and tri-service chiefs shortly
01:47big message coming in from the united states of america the vice president says unable to force
01:53de-escalation india pakistan conflict not our problem big signal to india no stopping war on terror
02:01good morning
02:21good morning viewers the india pakistan conflict has only heightened widened multiple dramatic
02:26developments that have taken place over the course of the last 13 to 14 hours i want to take you
02:32through the top developments right now let me also add any moment from now we'd be expecting a debriefing
02:38by the ministry of external affairs on where we stand the fine print the micro data of what happened in the
02:46last 13 hours taking you through the developments now amidst the escalating tensions between india and
02:52pakistan pakistan park shelling resumes once again in uri after a brief pause one person has been reported
02:58dead and several others injured in the renewed cross-border firing the situation remains tense as shelling
03:04continues in the area
03:11a fresh pakistani drone strike was repelled in jaisalmer early this morning between 4 30 to 5 30 a.m indian air
03:20defense units swiftly intercepted and took down the incoming drones
03:29last night over 50 pakistani swarm drones were neutralized by indian army air defense
03:34during a major counter drone operation across uddhampur samba jammu akhnur nagarota pathankot along the
03:41loc and the international border
03:49amidst heightened tensions between india and pakistan a major infiltration bid by suspected
03:55terrorist was foiled by the bsf along the international border in sambar district of jammu and kishmir
04:01according to government sources india launched counter-strikes on pakistan last night targeting
04:12multiple locations in response to recent provocations heavy damage was reportedly
04:17inflicted in lahore with several other cities including peshawar and bhawal nagar hit badly
04:22all right as pakistan pushes india way up the escalation matrix the latest coming in from south
04:40block new delhi price services chiefs have reached the defense ministry the defense minister will meet
04:46the cds and the three chiefs shortly the reasoning of that very clear and simple viewers the three chiefs
04:54and the cds will apprise the defense minister on where india stands currently with the conflict with
05:00pakistan the last 14 hours have been crucial pakistan has tipped the scales by crossing the proverbial red
05:08line when it went after key civil installations of india india responded befittingly attacking pakistan
05:16while pakistan came attack trying to attempting to attack our western front we went deep in once again
05:22back to lahore uh we have attacked lahore peshawar bhawal nagar can't these three we can confirm we are
05:30going to steer away from all the other unconfirmed news that is coming in uh where karachi has been
05:36attacked we are not giving you that because we are unable to actually verify that we'd rather wait
05:41for the ministry of external affairs that will come out and brief the country and the world very shortly
05:46i want to cut across to aishwarya my colleague who's been tracking the situation through the course of
05:50the night on how the government has been reacting to the developments and developments in the last 14
05:56hours have happened thick and fast uh aishwarya because the last 14 hours india and pakistan
06:03practically pakistan pushing india up that escalatory ladder big question number one when can we hear
06:11from the ministry of external affairs the all-important press brief number two the prime minister has
06:17constantly been keeping an eye on all developments and the defense minister now being briefed as we
06:22speak by the tri-chiefs in cds
06:30well pretty the defense minister has been told what exactly has happened because that is something
06:34uh that uh the government will have to come out and tell not just india but even most of the
06:39opposition parties so that's also something that we will keep a very close eye on prime minister in
06:44the moody home minister amateur defense minister rajnath singh nsa ajid doval all of them are in the know
06:49of what exactly has happened a proper briefing of what went uh went on at what time all those things
06:55will now be told to the defense minister by the tri chief so that's a very crucial meeting which will
07:00begin in about 10 to 15 minutes from now defense minister rajnath singh about to reach that meeting
07:05he will be briefed about it and then we have we will see the defense minister coming here at the
07:10prime minister's house and then briefing the prime minister about all those things that have happened
07:14the very crucial mea meeting uh pc also pretty let me tell you to begin in just a short while from now
07:20they will tell us what exactly happened and will also tell us the next course of action that india
07:25at the moment is looking at the government let me tell you is also very closely monitoring social media
07:29platforms pretty because a lot of misinformation taking place the government is also looking at
07:34shooting down misinformation originating from pakistan pretty well you're right there because pakistan is uh
07:40you know running its own uh propaganda and you know this is time though we are not at war viewers but
07:45at a state of heightened conflict that we are in right now there is so much disinformation
07:50that it becomes very difficult to sift the facts from what is hearsay and clear propaganda so you know
07:56be very mindful be very careful on the news that you are consuming because even sometimes uh you know big
08:03platforms can completely get it wrong trust india today because mind you we are verifying re-verifying and
08:09only giving out the information that has been corroborated by multiple sources and the government
08:15uh very very careful there and it's also a good time uh you know uh to speak of uh journalists who've
08:22been covering this conflict over the last 48 hours india today reporters on ground you know it's very easy
08:27to sit and pass judgment on what they are doing or not doing but these are not easy time to report this
08:33conflict so much disinformation and to actually get you what is the truth verified information is no
08:39easy task at the same time putting your neck in the line of fire so you know the battery of india
08:46today reporters that have been doing an exemplary job at that on the uh western front is commendable
08:52viewers i want to also uh you know take this time to cut across we have a guest this morning
08:56lieutenant general sl narsiman defense expert joining us this morning general a very good morning there
09:03uh the last 14 hours have been crucial where we stood before 8 pm last night to where we stand
09:10today multiple levels up on the escalation matrix how do you read this uh at the outset good morning
09:18pretty and um uh thanks for having me on your show uh this was expected i mean as i mentioned somewhere
09:25else this is the action reaction kind of a thing that is going on at this point in time action was
09:30started by pakistan we acted as a as a reaction to that by operation sindor and when we did operation
09:38sindor it was expected that pakistan will come up with something the problem was pakistan did not
09:44have any terrorist camps in india to target so they had to target the military military establishments
09:49which they tried to do fortunately for us the integrated air defense grid that we had established
09:56has protected us to the to the core and none of the uh pakistani efforts could succeed on the contrary
10:04we have been able to neutralize something in lahore yesterday morning and i think that is something
10:09which will go on for some more time before things settle on i'm sorry i'm interrupting you but general
10:15do you see somewhere down the line that pakistan has crossed that proverbial red line where escalation
10:20is concerned when it attempted to go after civil installations like the jammu airport you see
10:26uh the thing that you need to understand is we have just started looking at the tip of the iceberg
10:33so far what we have seen is the drones and some missiles which have been launched
10:38we have not talked about the forces which have moved are not moved we have not talked about the
10:44armored columns which have moved or not moved so these are actually a major major escalation in case
10:50that happens so so far what we have seen is is as a lighter version of a conflict wherein only drones
10:57and missiles have been used so the next escalation level could be artillery fire or more missiles or
11:05air force being used in a stand-up mode a lot of other things could come but right indian armed
11:11forces are very well prepared for it general artillery fire especially on the loc pakistan has
11:16started to resort to heavy artillery fire where the loc is concerned word coming in that india has
11:21already shot down through the course of last night three pakistani jets uh we're waiting for a
11:26confirmation by the ministry of external affairs as well one thing general uh you know for somebody
11:31who studied war who has seen it up close and personal what do you see do you see pakistan
11:36de-escalating because all the signs seem to suggest we're only going to go up the escalation ladder
11:43i personally feel that pakistan will first escalate a little bit more
11:48thereafter today this is called escalate to de-escalate so they may escalate a little bit more
11:54and thereafter they can come for de-escalation is what i personally feel on the escalation ladder there
12:00are many levels to which it can be going but we are mentally prepared and we are physically prepared
12:06we'll be able to handle whatever pakistan is planning to come up with general what we do know right now
12:12is uh that in terms of a proportionate aggressive response by india after pakistan attempted to
12:20attack civil installations yesterday and multiple locations across the western front all of that
12:26thwarted india has successfully attacked lahore peshawar bhawal nagar can't is what we can confirm
12:34unconfirmed reports of karachi we are not giving that out uh you know just yet we're hoping uh for
12:39the ministry of external affairs to come in and make that clear because there's so much disinformation but
12:44general you know for someone who's seen battle who've seen wars i want to ask you how the indian navy is
12:52practically the last resort where the escalation has gone to an extent that is where you bring in the indian navy
12:58because the primary target of the indian navy would be to take down economic assets of a country
13:05you are absolutely right i am sure the indian navy is doing its job in the arabian sea and i am sure
13:11they are keeping everything under watch and if they have to intervene i am sure they are very well prepared
13:17as you said whatever navy does the effect of that will not be known today it will be known three months
13:24four months down the line when the economic issues come to a particular country so now navy is very
13:30well prepared i am sure they are on the on the seas monitoring everything ready to go in if it is
13:36required so far karachi one i am sure you you're also said that you know it is still not clear as to
13:43whether something has happened or not we'll have to wait for clearances to come but they will be
13:48very much ready that is the point i wanted to convey to you know one quick question before you know uh
13:54you know general that i i want to ask you which is usually we have seen the forces they want a strong
14:01government to take strong calls and you know we've witnessed that in the past as well usually
14:07we have seen you know because word coming in the united states of america has practically put its
14:11hands up and said it's your business you know we've got nothing to do with it so buck so a you will
14:18not have america constantly what it had done in the past pressurizing india to de-escalate but also at
14:24this point of time you will not have america if we were hoping that there would be enough global
14:30pressure at the back of pehel gama tracks and india's retaliation america is not even going to ask
14:35pakistan to de-escalate that practically leaves india and pakistan to figure it out bilaterally
14:42or through conflicts that way i would suggest you you take a step back little a step back and see
14:50the secretary of state and nsa of usa had spoken twice to our external affairs minister and also to
14:57prime minister of pakistan while vice president said what he said which you mentioned in your in your in
15:03your remarks the secretary of state and nsa both are with mr rubio he has been speaking to our
15:11external affairs minister and pakistan's prime minister trying to trying to do this there are
15:17others who are in the act if you look at it the iran foreign minister was in pakistan now he was in
15:22india yesterday similarly the saudi uh foreign minister is going to pakistan i think today is is in
15:29pakistan there are all other countries are also trying to play a role to bring this temperature
15:35down between india and pakistan we have clearly made our act made our position very clear we are
15:42not for escalation but if pakistan escalates he can be my guest and we will return it in the same coin
15:48to him or a little more so that the pressure is on that is the way in which we have to see it right
15:53i think we both need to need to need to look at it in this manner and then take a call on how to take
16:00this fair point you know because because yes you are right because vice president uh once usually has
16:05in the past and i'm just going by past statements have made comments which haven't quite aligned with
16:09what has been the stand of the united states of america so yes we need to take it with a pinch of salt
16:14before i'll let you go general one larger question there uh it doesn't seem that pakistan is
16:20de-escalating at least for now now the response of india militarily what do you suggest it should be
16:27because we have been giving it back proportionately harder but proportionate response not escalatory
16:33but retaliatory having said that should india now hit harder where pakistan is concerned or do you think
16:40the strategy which has been adopted is perfect i i think we we have other options we have more options
16:47like for example all the maps which all the channels showed about 21 areas which are which are actually
16:52at terrorist camps etc in pakistan we targeted nine we can go for more that is one way of doing it
16:59since pakistan is actually targeting our military installations we can go back to their military
17:04installations and target them like we did in lahore there are a lot of options available to us the only
17:10thing is since we don't want to escalate we don't want to go very high on the on the on the offensive
17:17so we will do it step by step in proportion to whatever pakistan does and we will leave the
17:23escalating ladder responsibility to pakistan to see that because we also know pakistan cannot sustain
17:29itself for a very long period so if he escalates higher he is the one who is going to face the music
17:36so we need to keep it at that level and see there are other options that we can always keep exercising
17:42to to return the favor from to pakistan right general appreciate you joining us this morning and
17:48giving us your inputs thank you uh have a good day with that let me quickly move on thank you sir with
17:54that let me quickly move on and get our viewers the latest the biggest developments that have happened in
17:58the last one are well something that we touched on with the general there you've had the vice president of
18:03america practically come out and said that pakistan is not going to intervene it's not park it's not
18:08uh that america is not going to intervene in india and pakistan's conflict uh it's up to the two
18:14nations to figure it out practically that which doesn't quite ally or align with what has been the
18:20official stand of the united states of america so we're going to wait in on that on the other hand the
18:24other top development that is coming in right now the cds the tri chiefs are actually meeting with
18:30the defense minister south block defense ministry briefing is on where there is going to be a
18:36complete debrief of what happened yesterday through the last 14 hours and the defense minister will be
18:42apprised we will anytime now have a press briefing by the ministry of external affairs which will once
18:49again give out the micro print the fine print of the micro data of what transpired in the last 14 hours
18:57because viewers we might not be at war the state of conflict might be heightened but the fog of war is
19:03such that there is so much disinformation and the ministry of external affairs will come and you know
19:09put the light on what really is important and the larger message that india needs to give out to the world
19:14as we now have been forced to embark forced viewers and that's uh you know a good word to use here by
19:20pakistan to embark on the third chapter of operation sindhu where we are giving it back proportionately
19:28aggressively with that the latest also coming in amidst heightened tensions between pakistan and india
19:34the last 24 hours have been extremely intense and you've seen how uh you know we've been pushed up
19:41the escalation matrix and all thanks to pakistan on may 8th pakistan attempted to infiltrate indian
19:46territory once again the attempt was successfully foiled by our brave forces across multiple regions
19:52it is always a good time it was like right now you know to take that moment and reflect on what our
19:59brave men the boots on ground are doing for us many of us over the last 48 hours have slept peacefully
20:06while our men have thwarted every possible attack on the western front and uh you know with those men
20:13on boots these brave men and women a hat tip here and we all must take that time to do so meanwhile
20:19more news there pakistan attempted to strike the jammu airport and this is where pakistan proverbially
20:25crossed that red line because uh it's not just going after the indian military establishments you
20:30were trying to attack our civilians which pakistan was already doing across the loc or even before that
20:36where it started using heavy artillery fire and mortars across the loc where we now viewers have a
20:43casualty and collateral of this conflict of 17 17 17 indian citizens have been killed by pakistan
20:51in the last 48 hours and unlike pakistan we are a country that does not wear our grief lightly
20:58there will be retribution for that as well all right so the latest also that coming in through the course
21:04of the night uh like we pointed out pakistan attempted to strike on the jammu airport the jammu
21:09university additional targets included udhampur pathanko jessel mayor uh jalandar what thwarted
21:16this attempt india sudarshan chakra s-400 missile system you know completely repelled this attack as
21:23well as certain indigenous made in india ashneer ads air defense system also assisted the s-400 and
21:30important to touch on that while the s-400 viewers has been bought in uh from russia the ashneer is
21:36indigenous made in india india successfully and that's important to note shot down one f-16 jet
21:44and two jf-17s jf-17s are china acquired planes multiple missiles and drones were also neutralized
21:50by india in retaliation india launched strikes on lahore loud explosions were heard in peshawar
21:56and near bahawal nagar cantonment in bahawal nagar cantonment people rushed out of their homes as sirens
22:02bled mosque speakers urged residents to turn off household lights authorities have yet to release
22:09an official statement while all eyes in india trained on the ministry of external affairs viewers
22:15we're going to hear from it very shortly where we'll know exactly what the last 14 hours bought
22:22and how india retaliated all right more news
22:32up up tensions with india if new delhi de-escalates the situation listen in to the defense minister
22:40all right okay more news coming in bjp claims jesh second in command rauf asgar killed kandahar plane
22:49hijack plotter the man who also killed daniel pearl viewers patankor terror attack mastermind dead
22:56parliament attack mastermind rauf asgar killed jesh chief's brother killed in the indian strikes rauf
23:03beheaded u.s journalist daniel pearl in 2002 it's a claim right now that has been made by the bharati
23:10janata party we're going to try and get in more information on it i will cut across to aishwarya
23:15my colleague who's joining us aishwarya once again there's been a lot of chatter where certain
23:21journalists have been claiming online that the second in command of jesh mohammad rauf asgar was
23:28killed in the strikes by india to dismantle the terror launch pads in pakistan there is no official
23:37confirmation of that just yet by the ministry of external affairs but the bjp seemingly suggesting
23:44that the one of the most wanted men by india has been neutralized
23:55well pretty that's the thing you know we are still awaiting an official confirmation but this
23:59is not news which has been doing rounds over the past few hours in fact this is news which has been
24:03doing rounds for the past 24 hours now if we speak about pakistan we will get no clarity from them but
24:08yes from what we are understanding in the precision strike and this is what the government had been
24:12discussing at least over the past 10 days that this time the masterminds need to be killed those
24:17people who have been uh who have been supporting terrorism in india across many decades they are
24:23the ones who now need to be punished and if you remember the first slide when we did see that
24:28press briefing that was being done the first slide showed how many civilians were being killed over the
24:33past many decades in terror attacks that have taken place in india so the government was very very
24:37clear pretty we are still awaiting an official confirmation but yes we are hearing from
24:41government uh also despite a confirmation that there is a chance that the second in command could
24:47actually have died in this precision strike because precision strike was what the government was also
24:51aiming at and very very clear and that's what india has told all the world leaders also that this was
24:57not an escalation no military uh area no military hideout was actually being targeted only those areas from
25:04where terrorism was emanating those were the ones that were being targeted by those strikes that took
25:10place those nine targets were the places where terrorism activities were taking place against india
25:17ashwarya quickly get us up to speed very soon we are going to hear from the ministry of external
25:22affairs and in all probability this particular question will be posed because if true if true right
25:29now no official confirmation yet it is huge news because to neutralize the second in command
25:34of the josh mohammad in this terror strike is massive success for the indian armed forces
25:48josh mohammad leji and saab hafiz saeed let me tell you pretty these were the names that were on the
25:56hit list of the indian government because they were very very clear they need to make sure that the number
26:00of cat people who die are minimum but they also had to make sure that these terror hideouts the places
26:06where these people were hiding the terror camps that are taking place because the government
26:09understands in fact everyone knows that these are the places where the training takes place then they
26:14cross over from pok into india and then we see what happened a small glimpse we all got on the 22nd of
26:20april so with regards to that we are still awaiting an official confirmation but yes we are hearing the fact that the
26:25the second in command of the josh mohammad has been eliminated by india all right we're going to come
26:32back to you aishwarya stay with me i just want to take our viewers through if true what this news could
26:36actually mean viewers uh what we've been given to understand that the josh is second in command rauf
26:43azgar was killed in the the attack of india which india launched on the night uh 48 hours ago where it
26:53reacted uh of taking down terror camps in pakistan and pakistan occupied kashmir this is the same man
27:03who was behind the kandahar plane hijack plotter the same man patankot terror attack mastermind the same
27:10man behind the parliament attack rauf azgar in all probability has been killed we're waiting for an
27:16official confirmation there the josh chief's brother has been killed in the indian attack he's the same
27:21man who beheaded u.s journalist daniel pearl in 2002 as well they're going to get in a larger
27:27understanding if that a confirmation of that but all indications seem to suggest that he was
27:34neutralized when india bombed the jaish hot quarter in bahawalpur in pakistan
27:42meanwhile viewers it's a it's day 15 of ceasefire violation by pakistan along the line of control
27:48in uri early this morning one death has been reported following a ceasefire violation by pakistan
27:54pakistan is relentlessly going after civilian population especially on the line of control not
28:00light arms heavy artillery being used mortars being used by pakistan to attack civilian population
28:05and one woman this morning has been killed in uri with this the total death count viewers goes to
28:1217 right now the pakistan army has targeted multiple locations along the yellow sea
28:18the most heavily hit area were punch where 13 people were killed during the ceasefire pakistani
28:24forces are targeting innocent civilians and their homes as seen in these visuals on your television screen
28:29people are suffering and their houses are badly damaged and affected once again i would like to point out
28:36viewers the collateral here the 17 lives that have been lost killed by pakistan systematically targetedly
28:45is something that india will not forgive we do not disown our dead and the weight of the 17 innocent
28:52lives the grief of that will bear heavy appropriately returned with a befitting response to pakistan
29:00let's listen in to all the ground reports there is no end to ceasefire violations by pakistan along the line of
29:08control in jammu and kashmir pakistan has resorted to heavy shelling and as a result of that people living in
29:16the border villages are facing the brunt of pakistan's shelling many people have lost their lives and that is why
29:23people are now rushing to safer areas the administration has also swung into action and the administration
29:30has set up relief camps at various places and people are also being evacuated from the places which are
29:38shelling prone we are right now at a relief camp that has been set up by the administration here in jammu and kashmir and
29:45here you can see that a large number of people have taken shelter in this relief camp they are carrying
29:53their belongings with them you can see their bags whatever they could manage to bring with them they
29:59have brought so that the brahats are going to bring them to their houses in a place where they are
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31:32All right.
32:02That's the tragic part of a conflict such as this, viewers,
32:06because the collateral are innocent civilian lives and property.
32:10And like I said, 17 lives lost, killed by Pakistan.
32:15It's something that India will not wear lightly, the grief of it.
32:19We will give a befitting response back.
32:22We don't disown our dead like Pakistan, and this will bear heavy.
32:26News just coming in right now.
32:27The latest news break and air warning has been received
32:30from the Air Force Station of possible attacks.
32:33Sirens are being sounded.
32:34All are advised to remain indoors and away from balcony.
32:38This has happened in Chandigarh.
32:40Air raid sirens in Chandigarh have been sounded a short while ago.
32:45The latest that is coming in is that everyone has been advised
32:48to remain indoors and away from balcony.
32:50Is it just precautionary?
32:51Because it had happened, viewers, yesterday, last night as well,
32:56where there were air raid sirens in Chandigarh and a complete blackout.
33:00Everybody was asked to remain indoors and even do not go on rooftops.
33:04But the latest news that is coming in right now seems to suggest
33:08that either there is a warning or it is just precautionary.
33:13But in Chandigarh, air warning sirens are blaring from Air Force stations
33:19of a possible attack.
33:21Sirens are being sounded.
33:23All have been advised to remain indoors and completely away from balconies.
33:28This piece of information we are getting in from Chandigarh.
33:32Chandigarh was on the radar of Pakistan yesterday as well.
33:38Through the course of the night, multiple times air raid sirens blared in Chandigarh.
33:44And also there was a complete blackout where Chandigarh was concerned.
33:48Having said that, right now, just about five minutes ago,
33:51information just coming in, viewers, that once again air sirens are blaring
33:56through Chandigarh and a possible, there is a tip-off that there could be
34:02a possible drone attack.
34:04Everyone has been advised to remain indoors, completely away from balconies.
34:09Pakistan concerted in its effort.
34:12Each of those have been neutralized till now.
34:15They've sent in drones to Jalandhar where Punjab was concerned.
34:18Many drones were intercepted in Jalandhar and neutralized viewers.
34:22Right now, it seems it's just a precautionary warning just yet.
34:26But an air warning has been sounded from Air Force Station of a possible attack.
34:33Sirens are blaring in Chandigarh.
34:36Everyone has been advised to remain indoors and completely away from balconies because
34:42it does seem Pakistan is escalating the situation.
34:46I want to cut across to our battery of reporters.
34:49We are definitely not giving out their exact locations because this is an ongoing conflict,
34:55an ongoing operation.
34:56And we do not want to compromise any strategic location and also to safeguard the location
35:03of our reporters.
35:04My colleague, Aseem Bassi, who watches Punjab, studies Punjab very closely, is joining us
35:10for larger details that are coming in.
35:12Aseem, what are you hearing where people from Chandigarh are concerned?
35:17I believe, all right, we seem to have lost Aseem Bassi.
35:25We're going to cut across to him in just a short while.
35:27I will take you through the latest news break that is coming in right now.
35:31An air warning siren has been sounded in Chandigarh.
35:34It had happened last night as well.
35:36There were no attacks.
35:38But there is maybe a possibility or a tip-off that the Air Force has received.
35:44The Air Force station have sounded air sirens.
35:47Everyone has been advised to remain indoors and away from balconies.
35:50Yesterday, there were parts of Punjab that did come into attack.
35:54Amrit, sir, did come into attack where there were sirens that were sounded, Jalandhar.
36:00There were drones that were intercepted and neutralized viewers.
36:04None of those drones actually hit Punjab.
36:06I want to cut across to our reporter, Aseem Bassi, once again, not giving out their locations.
36:12We do not want to compromise what is an ongoing operation.
36:15Aseem, you know, air sirens blaring in Chandigarh.
36:20What are your sources telling you from there?
36:22What's the update?
36:24Well, last night also Chandigarh was in a blackout.
36:26And this morning also, the warning came on.
36:28But now a serious warning has come up from the air base in Chandigarh.
36:32And the district administration has themselves released it, that sirens are hit in Chandigarh.
36:37And an air attack warning has come up in Chandigarh.
36:40And this is the reason that the people are advised to stay indoor.
36:43And this is officially coming from the air base.
36:46And the district administration ruled that information publicized and sirens were hitting all over the city.
36:52And people are advised not to come to the balconies, not to come out outdoor.
36:55And especially when the Pakistan has done a lot of misadventure in Jammu, in Patankot, in Punjab.
37:01Now, the latest is that air attack warning signals have come in Chandigarh from the air base.
37:07And the administration has asked the people to be careful and stay indoors.
37:11So this is really big coming from Chandigarh ever since the India-Pakistan escalation has come up.
37:18All right.
37:18So that's the big news that viewers, once again, we don't want to sound alarmist.
37:22There is no need to panic at all.
37:23It is precautionary, but there has been a tip-off with what my colleague Asim Bassi tells us
37:29that seems to suggest that there could be a possible drone strike.
37:34Now, all of this right now is just precautionary.
37:38However, an air warning has been sounded in Chandigarh from the Chandigarh Air Force Station.
37:45Everyone in Chandigarh has been advised to remain indoors and away from balconies.
37:49There was a similar warning that had been sent out yesterday.
37:52As well, Chandigarh had a complete blackout yesterday.
37:55A similar air siren warning was also sounded late last night.
37:59The same thing repeating right now.
38:01Asim, what more can you add?
38:03What is being anticipated?
38:06Is there a drone strike being anticipated?
38:08What are you picking up?
38:09Well, the note which has been released by the administration clearly says that an air attack warning is that this is an air attack warning.
38:16So, this is what kind of a mentioning is being given in that note.
38:21So, promptly, reacting properly to the air attack warning released by the air base.
38:26The Chandigarh administration released it for the media, released it for the public so that they can be indoors.
38:32And the sirens were blown.
38:33So, because the Punjab was on the radar last night.
38:37Jammu was there.
38:38Pathan court was there.
38:39So, Chandigarh also was under a lot of precaution.
38:41Blackouts were done.
38:42Schools were closed.
38:43Colleges were closed.
38:44And now, this kind of a warning coming definitely left the people on toes.
38:49And the administration has totally swung into action.
38:51And even the armed force is there.
38:54All right.
38:55You know, once again, viewers, not to sound alarmist, not to panic.
39:00But if you're in Chandigarh, remain indoors, away from balconies.
39:04This could all very well just be precautionary.
39:07In any case, schools and colleges and all education establishments have been shut in Chandigarh for the next two days.
39:13But air sirens right now are blaring where Chandigarh is concerned.
39:19Chandigarh is important.
39:21We don't want to give out strategic details in terms of why Pakistan is looking to target Chandigarh in terms of India's military installations.
39:31We are not going to get there.
39:32But sirens being sounded in Chandigarh right now as I speak.
39:38If you are in Chandigarh, the advice is to remain inside, away from balconies.
39:43Do not venture on your rooftops.
39:46It, in all probability, is only but precautionary.
39:50So, till now, just sirens being sounded in Chandigarh.
39:55Aseem Bassi telling us that there is, by the local administration, there is a note, press note that has been sent out.
40:04It's a warning that has been sent out to the citizens of the local administration that there could possibly, possibly is a big word right now, could be an air attack where Chandigarh is concerned.
40:17It could be through drones.
40:18But this is what we've been given to understand.
40:21While we keep our eyes trained very firmly on developments that are coming in from Chandigarh, I want to move across to Dev Ankur Vadhavan.
40:29Once again, not giving out locations, but Dev studies Rajasthan very closely.
40:34He's been clued into all developments since late last night.
40:37Viewers, Rajasthan shares about a thousand kilometer border with Pakistan, the largest in the country, in terms of a state that shares its borders with Pakistan.
40:46Early this morning, Jaisalmer also had air sirens blaring.
40:51There was an attempt of a drone attack on Jaisalmer, which was immediately thwarted.
40:55Dev, what more can you add?
40:57Well, good morning, Preeti.
41:02Without divulging where exactly I am, and the attempt shall also be to not divulge any of the information which is of strategic importance.
41:11I can tell you, all across the western border, which Rajasthan shares with Pakistan and all the districts, including Bikaner, Barmer, Shri Ganga Nagar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, these are the districts which have their borders with Pakistan.
41:24The Indian army, the armed forces have been on high alert.
41:29But each and every attempt by Pakistan to attack the Indian territory, whether through drones or through missiles, have been thwarted each and every time.
41:40Clearly, Pakistan's army does not have the wherewithal or the might to face the Indian army in a combat situation.
41:48And it knows India is a massive country.
41:50It runs deep.
41:51And the kind of preparation that is there on ground, I can tell you, not only on the border areas, even inside, without disclosing any details of strategic importance, I can tell you the preparation is maximum.
42:04There is a proper planning that has been done to ensure that any eventuality, any challenge is thwarted.
42:12And there is a growing sentiment amongst people as well.
42:15They feel that Pakistan has been targeting civilian places.
42:19Pakistan has been targeting military establishments, whereas India had specifically targeted terrorist hideouts within Pakistan.
42:27And that too, as a retaliatory response to what had happened in Pahlgham.
42:31So they feel that all of this escalation that has been happening is the sole responsibility of Pakistan, because it could have stopped.
42:40It could have not indulged in this kind of...
42:42They've stayed with me once again.
42:44I'm going to get our viewers updated with the latest that is coming in.
42:47Precautionary right now.
42:49Not sounding alarmist.
42:50Do not panic.
42:51But there is a clear and present warning for Chandigarh right now.
42:56Air sirens have been sounded off by the Air Force Station.
42:59A warning of a possible air attack.
43:02Precautionary right now.
43:03Possible air attack on Chandigarh.
43:06We have our eyes trained on Chandigarh.
43:09We are going to continue to get the latest that is coming in from there.
43:13But on the other side, I want to bring in Ashraf Wani.
43:15Once again, not giving out our location.
43:17Do not want to compromise an ongoing operation strategically.
43:21But Ashraf, what's the latest that you are picking up?
43:24You look at Kashmir very closely.
43:27Udi came under massive artillery fire along the LOC this morning.
43:32One life has been lost in that.
43:34Right now, across the LOC, where Kashmir is concerned,
43:39is the artillery shelling still continuing by Pakistan?
43:42Yes, absolutely, Preeti.
43:48Basically, we have seen this artillery shelling,
43:51which has been started by Pakistan for the last 48 hours,
43:55particularly in the areas which are near the line of control.
43:59During the previous night, there was a massive exchange of motors
44:03and the artillery shelling from Pakistan,
44:06which was responded with the befitting reply from the Indian side also.
44:10But unfortunately, we have lost two civilians,
44:14one in the Uri, another one in the Punsh,
44:17one woman and one boy in Punsh.
44:21So the death toll has now mounted to 18 in these ceasefire violations
44:27by the motors and the artillery shelling in the different sectors of Jumat Kashmir.
44:32There is also a lot of damage to the civil property,
44:34but much more human loss has been averted due to the preparedness
44:40as well as the evacuations made 24 hours earlier,
44:44not only in the Punsh, Samba and other sectors of Jammu,
44:49but also in the Uri, Baramula and Tangdar sectors of the Kashmir Valley.
44:54There is high alert all across the Jumat Kashmir.
44:57In the Kashmir, all the schools, colleges and educational institutions are closed today.
45:01And even the Srinagar airport, which is the very strategically very important airport
45:07that has been already closed for the civilian flights here in the Jammu and Kashmir.
45:14And also the visual and the air defense system has been already put in activation
45:22in the, not only on the airports of Leh, Srinagar and Avantipora,
45:28which is the air force, air base, but also the visual has been kept
45:35because there are apprehensions that probably the Pakistan may do another adventure
45:41to target the Avantipora air base, which is the crucial air base
45:46and very strategically important.
45:48But so far, not any kind of diet misadventure has been done by the Pakistan,
45:53by the drones here in the Kashmir Valley, but on the line of control.
45:57There is heavily shelling going on from both sides.
46:02It was started by Pakistan and it is being equally responded by the Indian armed forces.
46:09Also, there are some infiltration attempts, which had been already foiled,
46:14one in Samba, and we are getting reports that there were these kind of infiltration bids
46:20attempted by the terrorists in the Kofora sector.
46:24Those had been also dealt with the same punishment as well as same quantum of firing
46:31and that has been also filed.
46:33Here is an effort by the Pakistan to take the advantage of this ongoing clash on the LOC.
46:43They want to infiltrate their terrorists to the Jumad Kashmir,
46:47but all those infiltration bids had been already foiled by the security forces as well as by the army.
46:54You know, stay on with me, Ashraf.
46:56We are going to continue to come back to you.
46:58Once again, I will touch on Chandigarh viewers because it is important to do so right now,
47:02not to create panic, but to inform.
47:04And I will take you through what the Chandigarh administration has just given out.
47:09They have issued out a public warning.
47:11It is an alert where they say,
47:13an air warning has been received from the Air Force Station of a possible attack.
47:17Sirens are being sounded.
47:18All are advised to remain indoors and away from balconies.
47:22And the DC of Chandigarh has issued this warning.
47:24So it's precautionary in nature right now.
47:27The Air Force Station has just cautioned people of a possible air attack warning.
47:35Now, we don't know whether, you know, there's clear and present danger.
47:39But as a precaution, if you're in Chandigarh, please remain indoors right now,
47:44at least for till, you know, we get a better understanding of what really is going on.
47:49So there is an air sirens are now blaring through Chandigarh is what we've been given to understand.
47:55I want to cut across right now to my colleague, Ashutosh viewers.
47:59You know, I'm going to take just about 30 seconds to reflect on the kind of trying situations
48:03that a lot of journalists are working through.
48:06We might not be at war, but it is the fog of war where this conflict is concerned.
48:10There is so much disinformation.
48:12And it is commendable that some of, you know, all of the India Today team
48:17is on ground discerning, being factual, sifting facts from propaganda
48:23and getting you the true picture and doing so while putting their neck on the line
48:28being in places which have come under fire.
48:31So, you know, it's a commendable job that they are actually doing.
48:34It's easy where armchair journalists are sitting to pass judgment,
48:38but it's not an easy job and they're really doing it.
48:41I want to bring in Ashutosh into this conversation.
48:43Ashutosh, give us a sense.
48:45You know, we are not giving out your location, don't want to compromise an ongoing operation,
48:50but give us a sense of what the last 14 to 15 hours have been.
49:00And most scary, Preeti, has been the last night since I was traveling from Punsh,
49:04just parallel to the line of control to the Jammu sector.
49:07And this five and a half hour journey, we could spot or we could notice and hear
49:11and see almost everything that was unfolding across the western sector that was unleashed
49:16by the Pakistan, the way it striked with this all, you know, the air force machinery,
49:21the drones, the missiles, the rocket.
49:23Also, there was, because right 8.30 to 9 p.m.,
49:27Pakistan started heavy shelling using artilleries in Punsh area where we have been.
49:31And in fact, one Mohamed, Ibrar Malik, has also died.
49:34There was also ceasefire violations at 7.0 hours, even this morning in Mankot, in the Mender sector.
49:40So while this all continues by the Pakistan unprovoked firing, heavy artillery using,
49:44the situation is wearing absolute calm and there is a sense of fear as well at the bordering area.
49:49So I am here in Arispura at the international border.
49:52This is the last village, we are not going to name this, but this is the last village of India.
49:56And I see barely a few meters ahead, there is a Pakistan border, there is a Pakistan bunkers.
50:01So often they have noticed these fire violations, but at least so far, more than a decade, two decades,
50:06they haven't witnessed shelling or the motards being used or artillery being used on these villages.
50:11In the last village, there was sense of panic, there was sense of fear.
50:14So right after here, the siren, because these areas are prepared to deal with such crisis, such situations.
50:21They have made number of bunkers.
50:23So in these villages, most of these houses, their area, they made their own bunker.
50:26The administration has provided the bunker.
50:28They all immediately heard the siren.
50:30And that was exactly, if you see the directions from where these drones started flying,
50:35many of them noticed, you know, blinking in the sky.
50:38And immediately since the siren, all the siren alert have been placed all over the area.
50:41They heard immediately with their family members, with their women, children, senior citizens in the family,
50:47the elderly in the family.
50:47They all rushed to the bunkers.
50:50B.T. Raat, kya kuch, hap log notice kar pa ra hai thai gao mein?
50:53Kabhi is tar hai drone, bada hamla toh, hap logon nai dekha nai, hap par hua nahi?
50:57Nain hua.
50:58Kabhi nai hua, hap palhi nai hua hap palhi baari hua hap palhi.
51:01Pata chal pa ra tha hai, kya dikha ra hai?
51:03Lait dikh rahe hai baas.
51:04Sirf lait?
51:05Lait dikh rahe hai siren.
51:06Siren kitni dher pahle bhaja tha uske?
51:07Koi p'anch meni pahle bhaja tha.
51:09Siren bhaja tha.
51:10Ani.
51:10And phir aap log bunker me thai, phir notice kaise kiya, kya kya gudar?
51:13Phir bahaar niklai thai na.
51:14Phir bahaar aya tha.
51:15Bahaar aya tha.
51:15Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:16Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:16Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:16Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:16Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:17Bacche, mahilayen, sab ko lhe ker ke kitna?
51:20Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:21Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:22Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:23Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:24Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:25Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:26Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:27Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:28Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:29Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:30Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:31Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:32Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:33Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:34Uusne na hai bhaar aya tha.
51:35There is a sense of fear, but also the people are angry, anguish, and they need a permanent solution of the Pakistan.
51:56So what we are reporting from the sense of, because this requires also some efforts by the administration, which has already been provided in terms of bunkers.
52:03So not just R.S. Pura, but across the sector where you have international borders, the people were immediately, and that's exactly why this mock drill was very essential.
52:10The moment you hear the siren, the first thing that you do is to go and hide in the muggers, save your lives, and that's essentially what the people did.
52:17But spotting the drones over the skies, perhaps something has not been part of this conventional, you know, the fight that we have been seeing between India and Pakistan.
52:25But it was always predicted, as we know, experts have always been saying, that now any conventional war will be totally unconventional when we see the maximum use of the air assets.
52:35So particularly seeing India and Pakistan, and the way we have seen last, you know, the battle between Israel and Hamas, Israel and Hejbollah, almost all these areas, only the aerial assets have been used.
52:45And this is exactly what we see, the drones, and these are suicidal drones that the Pakistan were unleashing, breaching the air territory, targeting the military institutions.
52:54But end of the day, at least the people, those who are witnessing and who have never witnessed these things in the past, is clearly creating a sense of panic fear.
53:01But the people are united, sense of patriotism, they back the armed forces, that this is the time, perhaps, that requires a final solution of this, you know, the daily, what we see between India and Pakistan.
53:13But, you know, of course, the armed forces are giving tough response to every aggression that Pakistan is showing.
53:18Preeti.
53:20All right, all our reporters there, be safe, thank you for joining us.
53:24I will take just about 10 seconds to reflect on the latest news that we are tracking.
53:28It's coming in from Chandigarh.
53:30Air sirens have blared in Chandigarh.
53:32There is a clear and present warning right now.
53:35Not to panic, not to be alarmist, but there is a warning in Chandigarh of a possible air attack.
53:41And that is what has been issued in terms of a warning by the Air Force Station with sirens that are blaring in Chandigarh.
53:48We're going to keep a keen eye on all developments, viewers, to stay with us.