India launches ‘Operation Sindoor' with missile attack on Pakistan
India's armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor,' targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistani-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan reported that Indian missiles struck multiple locations, including a mosque in Punjab, resulting in casualties, and claimed to have launched retaliatory strikes.
The Indian government stated that the operation was focused, measured, and non-escalatory, with no Pakistani military facilities targeted.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated following an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir last month, which India blames on Pakistan-backed gunmen.
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UPI
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- UPI
'Unite for Vets' rally in Washington, D.C., protest overhaul of VA
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