India claims to have destroyed Pakistani drones, other munitions

India’s military said it destroyed drones “and other munitions” fired by Pakistan along the country’s western border as conflict continued to escalate between the two neighbors on Saturday local time, CNN reports.

“Pakistan’s blatant escalation with drone strikes and other munitions continues along our western borders,” the Indian Army said in a statement on X.

Multiple “armed drones” were spotted flying over a military base in Amritsar in India’s Punjab state early Saturday morning local time, the army said.

“The hostile drones were instantly engaged and destroyed by our air defence units,” it added.

The statement comes hours after Pakistan said it launched a retaliatory military operation against India early Saturday in response to “Indian aggression,” after it said India launched missiles at key military bases.

The Pakistani military claimed it hit multiple targets in India and India-administered Kashmir.