Pakistan’s air defense system shot down an Indian drone early Thursday in the eastern city of Lahore, according to Pakistani officials, as India evacuated thousands of people from villages near the two countries' highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir.

India's S-400 missile defence system, aka Sudarshan Chakra, intercepted Pakistani attacks and neutralised Lahore's air defences amid rising India-Pakistan tensions after Operation Sindoor.

India delivered a powerful retaliatory play on Thursday evening as Pakistan attempted an airstrike targeting Jammu and Kashmir region. On May 8, the government announced that the Indian Armed Forces had neutralised an air defence system in Lahore.