India launches 'Operation Sindoor', targets terror camps in Pakistan

The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK days after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 peopleOperation Sindoor targeted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Jammu and Kashmir and was in direct response to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen and injured several othersThe Defence Ministry in a post on X wrote India 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 and Kashmir targeting the roots of crossborder terror planning Importantly no Pakistani military facilities were hit reflecting Indiarsquos calibrated and nonescalatory approach This operation underscores Indiarsquos resolve to hold perpetrators accountable while avoiding unnecessary provocation A detailed briefing on the operation will follow later todayIndia 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 2025An official statement from the government said A little while ago the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor hitting terrorist infrastructure from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed Altogether nine sites have been targetedOur actions have been focused measured and nonescalatory in nature No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution the statement saidThese 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 it saidMeanwhile the Indian Army shared a post on X and wrote Justice is ServedPahalgamTerrorAttackJustice is ServedJai Hind pictwittercomAruatj6OfAmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi May 6 2025In an another post the Indian Army said Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing Artillery in Bhimber Gali in Poonch Rajauri area The Indian Army is responding appropriately in a calibrated mannerPakistanrsquos Prime MinisterShehbaz Shariflabelled 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 choosingrdquoatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params