Operation Sindoor: India launches targeted strikes at nine targets in Pakistan & PoK to avenge Pahalgam

India announced that precise strikes have been carried out against nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to take down terror infrastructure. The strikes are in response to a the killing of 26 civilians, mostly tourists, who were targeted by terrorists in Pahalgam.

Named Operation Sindoor, the strikes hit terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, officials said.

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Reuters reported citing witnesses that the city’s power was blacked out after the explosion.

They said that nine sites were targeted and the actions carried out are focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. It was also made very clear that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.

India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution. According to ET sources, the strike was a joint operation by the Indian Army and Air Force using precision strike weapons.



These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,” officials said.

News agency ANI, citing sources, reported that Indian forces deliberately selected strike locations to target senior leadership of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba for their involvement in orchestrating and supporting terrorist activities against India.

Moreover, the name "Operation Sindoor" seems to have been taken to avenge the death of young Indians who were in Kashmir to celebrate their wedding, in particular navy Lt Vinay Narwal. A photo of his wife post the dastardly attack went viral, evoking strong sentiments across the country.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the move in a post on X. "Victory to Mother India!," he wrote.


Meanwhile, according to a report by Pakistani media outlet Dawn, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry stated early Wednesday that India had launched missile strikes targeting Kotli, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffarabad.

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“Some time ago from now...India launched air strikes on Subhanullah mosque in Bahwalpur’s Ahmed East area, Kotli and Muzaffarabad at three places from the air. All of our air force jets are airborne," he said, reported Dawn citing ARY News.

As a response to the strike, the Pakistani leader told ARY News, "Let me say it unequivocally: Pakistan will respond to this at a time and place of its own choosing. This heinous provocation will not go unanswered."