Amid expectations of potential Indian navy motion following the Pahalgam terror assault, Pakistan’s armed forces are conducting a number of workouts close to the Line of Management (LoC) and within the Arabian Sea. Concurrently, Pakistan has closed a number of air site visitors routes between Lahore and Islamabad and issued a number of ‘Nav Space’ warnings alongside its shoreline, as some officers reportedly warning about an “imminent” assault by India.
The Pakistan Air Power (PAF) is holding three distinct workouts, the Pakistan Military is conducting ‘Train Hammer Strike’ close to the LoC, and the Pakistan Navy is engaged in a sequence of drills within the Arabian Sea, proximate to the place the Indian Navy can also be finishing up firing workouts.
“The train is messaging to India that they’re sitting shut and able to transfer in ought to India do one thing,” an official monitoring the scenario noticed. The world warnings and air site visitors closures are interpreted as measures to maintain airspace clear for early warning towards potential Indian aerial motion, the official added.
The PAF workouts carried out over the previous couple of days embrace ‘Zarb-e-Haideri’ by its Southern Air Command, ‘Fiza-e-Badar’ in its Northern Air Command, and ‘Lalkar-e-Momin’ below its Central Air Command. These contain frontline fighter jets just like the F-16, J-10, and JF-17. Pakistan has additionally launched movies showcasing JF-17 jets geared up with the PL-15 Past Visible Vary air-to-air missile acquired from China.
Moreover, the Pakistan Military’s 1 Strike Corps, a key offensive formation, is conducting Train Hammer Strike within the Gujranwala space reverse Punjab. Pakistan’s Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) acknowledged on Thursday (Could 1, 2025) that Military chief Common Asim Munir visited the Tilla Subject Firing Ranges close to Jhelum to witness high-intensity discipline coaching by the Mangla Strike Corps.
These workouts are happening towards a backdrop of heavy mobilisation of navy gear, together with artillery, tanks, and different property. Pakistan’s just lately acquired SH-15 155mm, 52-calibre self-propelled howitzer from China has additionally reportedly been deployed.
Alongside the LoC, ceasefire violations continued on Thrusday night time. The Indian Military reported that Pakistani posts resorted to unprovoked small arms firing throughout the LoC reverse the Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Naushera, and Akhnoor areas. “Indian Military troops responded in a calibrated and proportionate method,” the assertion added.
Within the aerial area, Pakistan has issued space warnings or NOTAMs (Discover to Airmen) virtually day by day because the Pahalgam assault. Each India and Pakistan had issued warnings for workouts within the Arabian Sea, with notified zones simply 85 nautical miles aside, as beforehand reported by The Hindu. India notified naval firing workouts at 4 places off the Gujarat coast from April 30 to Could 3, whereas Pakistan notified naval drills from April 30 to Could 2, together with further notifications for missile and gun firing workouts within the Northern Arabian Sea.
Printed – Could 02, 2025 10:22 pm IST
