The Indian Armed Forces conducted 24 precision missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday. While these strikes were seen as retribution for the recent Pahalgam terror attack carried out on  April 22—and a form of justice for the families of those killed—mid-day spoke to mental health experts to understand whether such retaliation offers any real emotional closure.

A general view of a damaged structure in the Kotli district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, after Indian strikes. Pic/PTI