Operation Sindoor: India hits nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK

In a calibrated military response to the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians dead including one Nepali national the Indian Armed Forces in the early hours of Wednesday launched lsquoOperation Sindoorrsquo carrying out missile strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and PakistanOccupied Kashmir PoK according to PTIThe operation which was greenlit following a highlevel security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 29 included strikes on key strongholds of banned terror outfits As per PTI these included the JaisheMohammadrsquos base in Bahawalpur and LashkareTaibarsquos sprawling markaz in Muridke located near Lahore Additional targets in PoK included Kotli and Muzaffarabad regions known to host camps and training grounds for both LeT and JeMThe Indian Ministry of Defence in a statement issued at 144 am IST confirmed the launch of Operation Sindoor stating ldquoA little while ago the Indian armed forces launched lsquoOperation Sindoorrsquo hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directedrdquoIndia has launched OperationSindoor a precise and restrained response to the barbaric PahalgamTerrorAttack that claimed 26 lives including one Nepali citizen Focused strikes were carried out on nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu andhellipmdash Ministry of Defence Government of India SpokespersonMoD May 6 2025The strikes the ministry noted were ldquofocused measured and nonescalatory in naturerdquo and did not target any Pakistani military facilities ldquoIndia has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of executionrdquo the official statement saidAll nine targets were successfully hit and the operation was being monitored closely by Prime Minister Modi The name lsquoSindoorrsquo symbolically references the red vermilion worn by married Hindu women a poignant tribute given that several women lost their husbands in the Pahalgam attack including an Indian Navy officerThe April 22 massacre in Pahalgam South Kashmir mainly targeted tourists drawing widespread national and international condemnation The government reiterated its resolve ldquoWe are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountablerdquoIn a post on lsquoXrsquo formerly Twitter the Indian Army said ldquoJustice is Servedrdquo accompanied by the hashtag PahalgamTerrorAttack Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also posted in Hindi stating ldquoBharat Mata Ki Jairdquo Long live Mother IndiaPahalgamTerrorAttackJustice is ServedJai Hind pictwittercomAruatj6OfAmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi May 6 2025Meanwhile Pakistanrsquos Army spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry acknowledged the strikes stating they occurred at Kotli and Muzaffarabad in PoK and Bahawalpur in Punjab ldquoThis cowardly and shameful attack was carried out from within Indias airspace They were never allowed to intrude into Pakistanrsquos airspacerdquo he said claiming that all Pakistani Air Force jets were airborne in responsePakistanrsquos Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif labelled the action ldquoan act of warrdquo and warned of a ldquobefitting replyrdquo ldquoThe Pakistani nation and the Pakistani armed forces know how to deal with the enemy very wellrdquo he declared Pakistanrsquos Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement condemning the ldquounprovoked and blatant act of warrdquo claiming Indian standoff weapons targeted civilian populations in Muridke Bahawalpur Kotli and Muzaffarabad The ministry asserted that Pakistan reserves the right to respond ldquoat a time and place of its choosingrdquo The treacherous enemy has launched a cowardly attack on five locations within Pakistan This heinous act of aggression will not go unpunishedPakistan reserves the absolute right to respond decisively to this unprovoked Indian attack mdash ahellipmdash Shehbaz Sharif CMShehbaz May 6 2025The Indian military establishment confirmed that all air defence systems along the western frontier have been placed on high alert The top brass of the Indian Armed Forces continues to monitor the situation closelyFollowing the strikes Indian diplomatic channels were activated Senior Indian officials briefed their counterparts in key global capitals including the United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Russia explaining the rationale behind the military operation and Indiarsquos restrained approachWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params