The Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ late Tuesday. The Ministry of Defence said the forces hit 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 that nine sites were targeted as part of ‘Operation Sindoor’. “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” the Indian statement added.
Out of the nine targets chosen by India, four were in Pakistan and the remaining five were in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Sources told ANI that Indian armed forces successfully struck nine terror targets — four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the mobilisation of assets and troops.
Officials told news agency PTI that terror headquarters of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen were targeted under ‘Operation Sindoor’ with IAF carrying out night raids on the nine hideouts located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
Among the targets hit in a precise operation were Markaz Subhan Allah at Bahawalpur, Sarjal at Tehra Kalan, Markaz Abbas in Kotli and Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaffarabad (all of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group), PTI reported.
The Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ late Tuesday. The Ministry of Defence said the forces hit terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir “from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed”
Markaz Taiba at Murdike, Markaz Ahle Hadith at Barnala and Shwawai Nalla camp at Muzaffarabad (all part of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba) and Makaz Raheel Shahid in Kotli and Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot (camps and training centres of banned Hizbul Mujahideen) were also targeted.
The strikes by the Indian armed forces came “in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered”, the Centre said. “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,” it added.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry released a separate statement saying that women and children died in the attack. Pakistan Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at least eight people were killed and 35 others injured in Indian missile attacks on cities in Punjab and PoK, Geo News reported.
However, India said, “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”
Hours after the strike, the Indian Army said that the Pakistan Army resorted to “arbitrary firing, including Artillery shelling from posts across the Line of Control and IB opposite J&K”. The firing from Pakistan’s side took place during the night of 06-07 May 2025, the Army said. “Three innocent civilians lost their lives in indiscriminate firing/shelling [by Pakistan]. Indian Army is responding in a proportionate manner,” the Army added.
Meanwhile Pakistan claimed that its air force has allegedly shot down three Rafale planes, one SU-30 and one MIG-29 flown by India, a Pakistan Military spokesperson told Reuters.
The Indian government officials said that at least three Indian jets have crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor, Ramban and Pampore areas on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). Officials are yet to reveal the exact circumstances behind these crashes.
Meanwhile, Pakistan claimed that its air force has allegedly shot down three Rafale planes, one SU-30 and one MIG-29 flown by India, a Pakistan Military spokesperson told Reuters. The Indian government officials said that at least three Indian jets have crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor, Ramban and Pampore areas on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). Officials are yet to reveal the exact circumstances behind these crashes
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif reportedly said his country’s military shot down five Indian jets and took an unknown number of Indian soldiers’ prisoners.
“They have taken the initiative, we have just responded,” Pakistan’s Asif told Bloomberg Television. “We have been saying all along the last fortnight that we will never initiate anything hostile toward India. But if India attacks, we’ll respond. If India backs down, we’ll definitely wrap up,” he said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday called India’s actions a “cowardly attack”. He said, “Pakistan reserves the absolute right to respond decisively to this unprovoked Indian attack — a resolute response is already underway…”
Indian authorities will conduct a media briefing on “Operation Sindoor” at 10:30 am on Wednesday (April 7).
In the wake of the situation, flights to and from Jammu and Kashmir have been halted. The latest strikes are being seen as an escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. At least 26 people were killed in the terror attack on April 22.
Since April 22, Pakistan Army has undertaken massive mobilisation of troops and heavy equipment along the border with India and has been conducting several exercises along with issuing several ‘Nav area’ warnings and Notices to Airmen (NOTAM). In contrast, while Indian armed forces too conducted several exercises, there was no massive mobilisation undertaken
Air India said that flights from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot would be cancelled till further notice and updates from authorities.
“…Two international flights en route to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi. We regret the inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen disruption,” the post read.
Since April 22, Pakistan Army has undertaken massive mobilisation of troops and heavy equipment along the border with India and has been conducting several exercises along with issuing several ‘Nav area’ warnings and Notices to Airmen (NOTAM).
In contrast, while Indian armed forces too conducted several exercises, there was no massive mobilisation undertaken.
