'Perfect strike... moment of pride': PM Modi says Operation Sindoor executed exactly as planned

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday briefed the Union cabinet about Operation Sindoor, a tri-service strike carried out in retaliation of the Pahalgam terror attack. 

Modi told the cabinet that the armed forces executed the operation executed exactly as planned, with “no mistakes whatsoever".

Calling it "a moment of pride for all of us", PM Modi explained how the "perfect strike by the armed forces" targeted Pakistan terror camps, including four in Punjab province and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Modi will also chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) to assess the situation. It might also see a resolution being passed on Operation Sindoor.

The targeted sites include Jaish-e-Mohammad base in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke. Other targets included Kotli and Muzaffarabad where the LeT and JeM have been training terror operatives. 

Operation Sindoor saw the Centre giving full operational freedom to the armed forces to decide on the targets, manner and timing.

Responding to the success of the operation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Bharat Mata ki Jai" while the Indian Army posted, "Justice is served".

Pakistan Army spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said his country will respond to India's airstrikes at a time and place of its own choosing. However, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan is "ready to refrain" from further escalation if India stops further attacks. 'If India stops, so will we,' he said.

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