Operation Sindoor: Which terrorist locations did India target in Pakistan, PoK? Details HERE
Army soldiers inspect a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir | AP/PTI
India avenged the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir which killed 26 civilians, early on Wednesday by striking nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The targets included the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke, and other strongholds of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Code-named ‘Operation Sindoor’, the military action came two weeks after the massacre of 26 people, mainly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
"A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the defence ministry said in a statement at 1.44am. It said the operation has been "focused, measured and non-escalatory" in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.
"India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution," the release said.
Operation Sindoor: Which are the nine terrorist locations targeted?
The strikes on all nine targets were reportedly successful. Four are in Pakistan and the remaining five are in PoK.
The JeM targets were Markaz Subhan Allah at Bahawalpur, Sarjal at Tehra Kalan, Markaz Abbas in Kotli and Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaffarabad.
The LeT targets were Markaz Taiba at Murdike, Markaz Ahle Hadith at Barnala and Shwawai Nalla camp at Muzaffarabad, while the Hizbul Mujahideen targets included Makaz Raheel Shahid in Kotli and Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot.
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