The history of Indo-Pak millitary confrontations dates back to the 1947 war following India's independence and the partition of the sub-continent, extending up to India's 2019 Balakot surgical strike in retaliation for the Pulwama suicide bombing.
"#OperationSindoor is a strong response by @adgpi, hitting at the terror hubs in Pakistan. India shall never tolerate terrorism," Sitharaman posted on X
The security alert, titled ‘Military Activity and Closed Airspace', said, “We are aware of reports of military strikes by India into Pakistan. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments
Once a key base for terrorist operations, the site has been reduced to rubble, signalling a strong response to ongoing cross-border threats. Videos show the extent of damage caused to the terrorist base. The morning visuals show the building reduced to rubble with gaping holes in the roof and concrete lying all around
Vikram Misri said that Indian strikes were meant to dismantle and decimate terror infrastructure across the border, and there was no collateral damage in the precision strikes
Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry in a media interaction said at least 26 people were killed and 46 injured in the missile strikes on cities in Punjab and PoK. "The six locations that India attacked last night... Pakistan lost 26 people and 46 were injured," he said.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged the National Security Advisors of both countries to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation, his office said
Indian Air Force targeted the terrorists' sites without crossing the Pakistan airspace on Wednesday. The Pakistan armed forces were taken by complete surprise when the Indian strikes started around 1.44 am
Taking to X, EAM Jaishankar stated, "The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism," reaffirming India's diplomatic and strategic resolve in dealing with cross-border terror
Political leaders across parties hailed ‘Operation Sindoor’, under which Indian forces targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. Ministers and opposition figures posted slogans like "Jai Hind" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai", applauding the military’s precision strikes.
New Delhi: In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.