NEW DELHI: As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan voiced robust assist for the Indian Armed Forces, asserting that the nation will ship a agency response to latest cross-border hostilities. Taking to his official X deal with, Sehwag accused Pakistan of selecting battle and condemned its actions to defend terrorist parts.“Warfare has been chosen by Pakistan after they had a possibility to maintain quiet.They’ve escalated to reserve it’s terrorist property, speaks a lot about them. Our forces will reply in essentially the most acceptable method, a fashion Pakistan will always remember,” Sehwag posted on Might 8, 2025.Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan additionally expressed solidarity with the armed forces, lauding their swift and courageous response.“Respect to our courageous hearts for shielding our borders with such energy and stopping the drone assault on Jammu. India stands robust. Jai Hind!” Dhawan wrote on X.The reactions from the cricketers got here as defence sources confirmed that Pakistan had launched eight missiles focusing on key areas, together with Satwari, Samba, RS Pura, and Arnia. All incoming missiles have been efficiently intercepted by India’s air defence methods. Explosions have been reported in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, the place Pakistani drones have been intercepted. Related cases occurred in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, the place residents reported loud blasts and flashes of sunshine within the sky.

As a security measure, blackouts have been enforced throughout a number of areas, together with Bikaner (Rajasthan), Jalandhar and Amritsar (Punjab), and Kishtwar, Akhnoor, Samba, and Jammu within the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.These developments observe India’s latest launch of Operation Sindoor, a precision navy response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 28 civilian lives.