Operation Sindoor: Why did India target Bahawalpur? Know all about its connection with Masood Azhar, Jaish

Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes 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. The military strikes come two weeks after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' at around 1.28 am. According to a statement by the Defence Ministry, the actions by the Indian armed forces have been "focused, measured and non-escalatory" in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.

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