16:47⇢India Intercepts Pakistani Missiles Amid Border Blackout
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Pakistan's attempted attacks against India, following Operation Sindoor. Pakistan launched missile strikes and drone attacks targeting military installations in Jammu, Punjab, and Rajasthan (ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar, Jagran, The Print, Jansatta). Indian defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed eight Pakistani missiles (The Hindu, Zee News, The Quint). A blackout has been enforced in border areas including Jammu, Pathankot, and Amritsar for security (Scroll, Jansatta, NDTV). US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, urging immediate de-escalation (India Today, Times of India).