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After India successfully executed “Operation Sindoor” against terrorists in Pakistan and PoK, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called upon the world saying there must be zero tolerance for terrorism.
“The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism. #OperationSindoor,” Jaishankar wrote in his post on X.
In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s base Muridke.
The military strikes were carried out under ‘Operation Sindoor’ two weeks
after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
“A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed,” the defence ministry said in a statement at 1.44 am.
It said the actions by the Indian armed forces have been “focused, measured and non-escalatory” in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.
“India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it said.
Sources said the strikes on all nine targets, including Bahawalpur and Muridke, were successful and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was monitoring ‘Operation Sindoor’ closely.
Muridke, located a short distance from Lahore, is home to a sprawling “markaz” or base of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Bahawalpur is the main stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
The other targets — Kotli and Muzaffarabad — are regions in PoK where both LeT and JeM have for long had camps and training facilities, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.
The name for the action — Operation Sindoor — is a reference to the red vermillion that Hindu women wear to signify their married status. In the Pahalgam terror attack, the husbands of several women were killed in front of them including an Indian Navy officer.
The terror attack triggered widespread outrage in India and abroad, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to deal a “crushing blow to terrorism”.
“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 the statement.
“We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,” it said.
(With PTI inputs)
