WATCH: Indian Army releases footage of 'Operation Sindoor' precision strikes on Pakistan, PoK

The Indian Army on Wednesday released videos of the havoc it wrought in a tense half-hour past midnight. 24 missiles were fired in rapid succession on Pakistan and PoK, leading to the deaths of 70 terrorists across nine terror camps in the attacked areas.

The strikes, which lasted from about 1:00AM to 1:30AM on Wednesday, were carried out in a joint operation—codenamed 'Operation Sindoor'—between the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.

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At a press briefing in New Delhi later in the night, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, with Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh by his side, announced that the operation was a “measured and proportionate” response to the terrifying Pahalgam attack of April 22, that saw as many as 26 people killed—most of whom were civilians—and many more injured.

Despite being low-resolution videos, each video very clearly showed a devastating blast, taking out the terrorist camp in that area. So far, the Indian army has released footage of the attacks on Sawai Nalla, Sarjal, Muridke, Kotli, Kotli Gulpur, Mehmoona Joya, Bhimber, and Bahawalpur. 

While some clips seems to be taken on land, most clips seem to be pilot and UAV reconnaissance footage, indicating the extreme precision of the strikes, and the devastating power of the Indian defence forces.

Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said that the operation marked a radical shift in the country's strategy. 

"For the last three decades, Pakistan has been constructing terror infrastructure, including recruitment centres, training areas, and launch pads across PoJK and Pakistan. This operation was intended to dismantle those facilities and prevent future attacks," she explained.

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"Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent and hence earlier this morning, India exercised its right to respond to deter such more cross-border terrorism ... Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. They focused on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure," Misri said.

According to a statement by the government, all strikes achieved their objectives, and although the operation was extensive, no Pakistani civilians or military installations were targeted.

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