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In this screenshot from @MEAIndia via Youtube on May 7, 2025, Visual of an area in Sarjal being targeted as part of 'Operation Sindoor', displayed during a press conference, in New Delhi. Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor', in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.
- NEW DELHI — In a bold and calibrated military move, India has struck at the
heart of Pakistan-based terror infrastructure, targeting well-known training
camps in Muridke and Bahawalpur in a joint operation conducted by the Indian
Army, Air Force, and Navy.
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- The highly coordinated operation -- codenamed Operation
Sindoor -- was launched in the early hours of Wednesday and lasted just 25
minutes. Between 1.05 a.m. and 1.30 a.m., Indian forces unleashed 24 missiles
that precisely hit nine terror facilities across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied
Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), killing an estimated 70 terrorists.
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- Government sources said that extreme care was taken to
avoid civilian and military installations, underlining the non-escalatory and
proportionate nature of the strikes.
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In this screenshot from @MEAIndia via Youtube on May 7, 2025, Visual of an area in Kotli Abbas being targeted as part of 'Operation Sindoor', displayed during a press conference, in New Delhi. Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor', in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.
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- Only verified terror camps were targeted, including the
Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Muridke and key facilities in Bahawalpur --
both long identified as hubs of extremist training and indoctrination.
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- At a press briefing in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary
Vikram Misri, flanked by senior defence officers Colonel Sophia Qureshi and
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, described the action as a “measured and
proportionate” response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. That attack,
attributed to Pakistan-backed groups, claimed 26 lives, including that of a
Nepali national, and left many more injured.
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- Colonel Qureshi said the operation represented a
strategic shift in India’s approach to cross-border terrorism. “For over three
decades, Pakistan has systematically built terror infrastructure across PoJK
and its own territory -- including recruitment centres, training camps, and
launch pads. This operation was aimed at dismantling those very foundations.”
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In this screenshot from @MEAIndia via Youtube on May 7, 2025, A visual of a terrorist camp in Pakistan which was struck as part of 'Operation Sindoor', being displayed during a press conference, in New Delhi. Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on terror targets in Pakistan and PoK under 'Operation Sindoor', in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.-
- Foreign Secretary Misri said India acted on credible
intelligence suggesting further terror plots were being hatched.
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- “Our response was compelled by the need to deter and
prevent future attacks. This morning’s strikes were precise, proportionate, and
responsible -- focused solely on neutralising terror threats.”
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- While all three services deployed weapons in the
operation, officials declined to disclose specific details about the platforms
or munitions used in the strike.
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- The operation marks one of India’s most significant
cross-border military actions since the Balakot air strikes of 2019, signalling
a continued doctrine of pre-emptive defence in response to state-backed
terrorism.
Read: India avenges Pahalgam attack; strikes 9 terror targets in Pakistan, PoK under Op Sindoor
