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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
From Attock to Peshawar, Pak document lists 7 more places targeted by Indian drones
NEW DELHI: India's targeting of locations within Pakistan during the four days of military clashes last month was more extensive than was previously known, with a Pakistan government document acknowledging that Indian drones struck locations ranging from Peshawar in the northwest to Hyderabad in the south. The document on Pakistan's Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, which was mounted in response to India's Operation Sindoor, lists at least seven locations targeted by Indian drone strikes that were not cited in official briefings by Indian officials. The document, which was shared with the Pakistani media, largely focuses on what it describes as India's 'unprovoked aggression', although these came in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 that killed 26 civilians. The graphics in the Pakistani document detailing India's drone strikes on May 8, 9 and 10 list seven locations -- Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Attock, Bahawalnagar, Gujrat and Jhang in Punjab province, and Chhor and Hyderabad in Sindh province -- that were not acknowledged as targets by Indian officials at any briefings held during or after the hostilities. The document didn't give details of what the Indian drone strikes had targeted at these seven locations. HT had first reported on May 16 that India's drone strikes on May 8 targeted the National Defence Complex (NDC) in Attock district, which builds transporter-erecter-launcher vehicles for missiles. Bahawalnagar is home to an army cantonment, while Gujrat district has Pakistan's largest cantonment located at Kharian. Shorkot cantonment is located in Jhang district, adjacent to Rafiqui airbase that was also targeted by Indian missiles. The Pakistan Army Desert Warfare School is headquartered in Chhor cantonment, and Hyderabad too is home to an army cantonment. High-resolution satellite imagery from several private firms has already revealed the damage inflicted by India's military strikes on terrorist infrastructure at nine locations in territories controlled by Pakistan on May 7, and the subsequent missile attacks on eight airbases on May 10. In the early hours of May 7, the Indian Air Force (IAF) struck two terror sites at Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur and Markaz Taiba near Muridke, both in Pakistan's Punjab province, while the army hit targets at seven places, including Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot, Sawai Nala and Syed Na Bilal in Muzaffarabad, Gulpur and Abbas in Kotli, Barnala in Bhimber, and Sarjal. The Markaz Subhanallah camp was the farthest target for Indian forces. Located around 100 km from the international border, it is the headquarters of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and has been used for recruitment, indoctrinating and training terrorists. Markaz Taiba is the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founded by Hafiz Saeed. Terrorists trained at this camp were linked to many attacks in India, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist captured alive at the time, received training here and so did David Coleman Headley. It is located 25 km inside Pakistan. During May 9-10, the IAF struck military targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Chunian, Pasrur, Sialkot, Skardu, Sargodha, Jacobabad, Bholari and Malir Cantt in Karachi.
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07-05-2025
- Politics
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Not 9, Indian forces actually targeted 21 in Pak, PoK under Operation Sindoor
Indian forces targeted 21 locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under Operation Sindoor, not 9 as previously reported, security officials confirmed. read more A Pakistan army soldier examines a building damaged during India's Operation Sindoor near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. AP In Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces targetted 22 locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), significantly more than the nine sites mentioned in the earlier media note, security officials said during a press briefing. Col. Sofiya Qureshi counter as many as 22 locations targeted in response to the Pahalgam terror attack are, Sawai Nala, Syed Na Bilal, Maskar-e-Aqsa, Chelabandi, Abdullah bin Masood, Dulai, Garhi Habibullah, Batrasi, Balakot, Oghi, Boi, Senasa, Gulpur, Kotli, Barali, Dungi, Barnala, Mehmuna Joya, Sarjal, Muridke, and Bahawalpur. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Col. Sofiya Qureshi said, 'No military installation was targeted, and till now there are no reports of civilian casualties in Pakistan.' #WATCH | Delhi | #OperationSindoor| Col. Sofiya Qureshi, while addressing the media, presents videos showing destroyed terror camps, including Sarjal camp, Sialkot, which lies 6 km inside Pakistan. It's the camp where those terrorists involved in the killing of 4 Jammu & Kashmir… — ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2025 In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces launched missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke. These strikes were part of 'Operation Sindoor', two weeks after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The defence ministry said in a statement at 1:44 am that the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK, from where attacks against India have been planned and directed. The ministry added that the action was 'focused, measured and non-escalatory' and clarified that no Pakistani military facilities had been targeted. According to sources, the strikes on all nine targets, including Bahawalpur and Muridke, were successful. Prime Minister Narendra Modi closely monitored the operation. Muridke, located near Lahore, is home to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) base, while Bahawalpur is a major stronghold of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). Other targets like Kotli and Muzaffarabad are known for having LeT and JeM camps and training facilities. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The name 'Operation Sindoor' was chosen to symbolise the red vermillion Hindu women wear to signify their married status. The Pahalgam attack had left several women widowed, including the wife of an Indian Navy officer, further deepening the nation's outrage. The operation comes in response to the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen, the defence ministry said.
