06-05-2025
Precision Strike At 9 Pak Terror Bases At 1:44 AM, Says India: 5 Facts
New Delhi:
The Indian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir post midnight in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed. Codenamed 'Operation Sindoor', the strikes were not directed toward Pakistani military infrastructure or civilian establishment, India said.
5 Facts About India's Precision Strikes
The precision strikes were conducted at 1:44 am tonight. Sources told NDTV that SCALP (Storm Shadow) precision cruise missiles were used in the attack. These missiles, developed by France and Britain, are equipped in the Rafale fighter jets, located at two bases in India - 17 Squadron in Ambala, Haryana and 101 Squadron in Hashimara, Assam. Along with missiles, loitering munitions, also known as drones, were used in the attack.
India said its actions were "focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution."
It was a tri-services effort where the Army, Navy and the Air Force struck nine targets in Pakistan and PoK. Pakistani Prime Minister later confirmed that India conducted military strikes.
Pakistan's DG ISPR, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, said India struck sites in Kotli, Muridke, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffarabad. Muridke is the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is run by Hafiz Saeed, and Bahalwapur in Pakistan's Punjab province is the base of Jaish-e-Mohammad, an outfit run by Masood Azhar.
