In a forceful retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, Indian Armed Forces early today destroyed nine terror camps, including key facilities of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), using deep-strike missiles in a 25-minute precision mission.
This was India’s first aerial strike deep inside Pakistan’s Punjab province since the 1971 Indo-Pak war, officials confirmed.
🌍 Mission Highlights
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the military operation, codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’, was a measured, non-escalatory and proportionate response aimed at dismantling terror infrastructure and deterring further attacks.
“Pakistan has taken no demonstrable steps against terrorist infrastructure on its territory. India’s action today is about justice for Pahalgam,” Misri stated.
🎯 Key Targets Destroyed
Among the nine targets:
- Jaish-e-Mohammad’s Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur (over 100 km from the Indian border)
- Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Markaz Taiba, Muridke, near Lahore
- Hizbul Mujahideen’s Mehmoona Joya Facility, Sialkot
- Additional LeT and JeM camps in Muzaffarabad’s Shawai Nalla and Barnala
Indian officials reported complete success at all sites, with no civilian casualties.
👩✈️ Women Officers at the Helm
Col Sophia Qureshi (Army Signals Corps) and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh (IAF helicopter pilot) briefed the media, detailing how precision weapons were used to neutralize specific buildings while ensuring minimal collateral damage.
⚔️ Political & Strategic Reactions
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: “Our forces acted with precision, precaution, and compassion. Operation Sindoor was aimed at breaking terrorist morale.”
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar: “The world must adopt zero tolerance for terrorism.”
- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval: Briefed counterparts in the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Russia, and France, emphasizing India’s no-intent-to-escalate stance but readiness to retaliate if provoked.
🛡️ Nation on Alert
Air defence units have been placed on high alert across the western frontier. Meanwhile, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Raising Day saw a public salute to the armed forces’ precision strike.
