Operation Sindoor: ‘India launches strikes deep inside Pakistan…, what is world media saying after India’s airstrike?
New Delhi: In a massive military response to the recent Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor on the intervening night of 6-7 and targeted as many as nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), the Defence Ministry informed. Under the operation, all the three armies – Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy, carried out airstrikes on a total of nine terrorist bases located in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) under a joint operation. The major military action was carried out at around 1:30 a.m., aiming to destroy the launchpads and weapons depots of the terrorists. As per sources, IAF’s fighter jets such as Mirage-2000 and Sukhoi-30 MKI targeted Bahawalpur, Kotli and Muzaffarabad areas. Notably, these areas have been considered as strongholds of terrorist organizations such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Here’s How World Media Responded To India’s Strikes:
‘India attacked Pakistan with missiles’
British channel BBC wrote in its report, citing Pakistan state TV, that Indian Army attacked as many as three places in Pakistan and Pok.
“Pakistan’s state TV has quoted Pakistan’s military spokesman as saying that the Indian Army has attacked three places in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir with missiles,” the BBC reported.
‘India Attacked Deep Inside Pakistan’
“On Wednesday, both countries said that India carried out military attacks on targets in Pakistan,” American media CNN said in its report.
‘India Carried Out Attacks At Several Places In Pakistan’
Qatar’s English news channel Al Jazeera wrote in its report, “New Delhi said that India had fired missiles at several places in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan has promised to respond to the attacks. The attack comes at a time when tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have increased after last month’s deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. New Delhi has blamed Islamabad for the attack, which has denied any involvement in it.”
‘Pakistan Said India Attacked It With Missiles’
British media portal The Guardian wrote, “A Pakistani army spokesman has said that India attacked Pakistan with missiles at three places on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, the city’s electricity went off after the blasts.”
‘India Attacked Three Targets Inside Pakistan’
Iranian media channel Tehran Times wrote in its report, “India said on Wednesday morning that it had carried out attacks on so-called ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Pakistan. This attack has been carried out after more than two dozen civilians were killed two weeks ago in an attack by armed militants in Indian-administered Kashmir.”
‘India Attacked Pakistan Two Weeks After The Terrorist Attack’
The New York Times wrote, “India said Wednesday that it had attacked Pakistan, two weeks after a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed more than two dozen civilians.”
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