'Targets chosen on credible intel': Govt shares details of India's 'Operation Sindoor'
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During the press briefing, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said
Pahalgam terrorist attack
has exposed the links of Pakistan with terrorists.
"As you all know, on April 22, Pakistani and Pakistan-trained terrorist, associated with
, launched a barbaric attack on tourists in Pahalgam. 25 Indians, and one Nepali citizen were cowardly murdered. This is the most serious incident since 2008 Mumbai attack considering that fact the civilians were attacked, " Misri said.
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"A group called the Resistance Front has claimed responsibility for Pahalgam attack. This group is connected with Lashkar-e Taiba. Pakistan links have been established in this attack. On April 25, Pakistan's pressure to remove the reference to TRF from the media release shouldn't be ignored. Pahalgam terrorist attack has exposed the links of Pakistan with terrorists," he added.
Misri said that the intelligence indicated that further attacks against India which compelled India to exercise its right to respond to deter such more
cross-border terrorism
.
"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."
Following Misri, Col Sofiya Qureshi said that the operation was launched to give justice to victims of Pahalgam terrorist attack.
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Nine terrorist camps were targeted and destroyed.
Qureshi, while addressing the media, presents videos showing multiple hits on the Mundrike and other terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK. She said that the operation lasted for 25 minutes.
"
was launched to give justice to victims of Pahalgam terrorist attack. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and destroyed," Qureshi said.
"Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families.
Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed... The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives," Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said.
This came hours after the Indian Army conducted targeted strikes, eliminating nine terrorist bases belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen during 'Operation Sindoor' across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
The Indian Air Force executed precise attacks on four sites within Pakistan's borders, whilst five locations were targeted in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. The Ministry of Defence clarified that the operation was "focused, measured and non-escalatory" and deliberately steered clear of Pakistani military installations.
"These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
"We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable," it said.
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