Op Sindoor: Pahalgam victim Shubham Dwivedi's wife thanks PM, armed forces for taking ‘revenge'
In retaliation to the April 22 attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.
The reaction came after the security forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Kanpur (UP) May 7 (PTI) Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi's wife Ashanya on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and armed forces for taking 'revenge' on her husband's death.
'I want to thank Prime Minister Modi, ministers and chiefs of armed forces, including Air Force and Army Chief General, for taking revenge for my husband's death in the Pahalgam terror attack,' said Ashanya.
'Me and my entire family had enough trust in PM Modi and our armed forces, and the way they carried out strikes at terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has kept our trust alive,' she added.
Ashanya also said that the strikes will keep the terrorists away from carrying out such attacks on innocents in the future.
While talking to PTI over the phone, Ashanya also said that PM Modi has kept his promise of pursuing the attackers and their backers 'to the ends of the earth.' 'Indian armed forces action has sent a clear message to the world that India will hunt the terrorists and their supporters down and will punish them,' she said.
Modi, at a rally in Bihar, had said that those responsible for the Pahalgam attack would be punished beyond their imagination.
'This is the real tribute to my husband (Shubham) and those who were also killed in the Pahalgam attack. Wherever my husband is, he will be at peace today,' she said.
She expressed happiness over choosing the name 'Sindoor' for the operation and said it has 'instilled faith among us that he stood with us.' On April 22, 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. PTI COR ABN AMJ ABN AMJ AMJ
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