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Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba’s headquarters in Muridke and designated terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s madrassa were among the nine sites India struck.
A building in Pakistan’s Muridke burns following India’s Operation Sindoor counter-terror operation to avenge the deaths of Pahalgam terror attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba’s headquarters were among the sites struck (IMAGE: SOURCED)
Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba’s headquarters in Muridke and designated terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s madrassa were among the nine sites India struck on Wednesday as India retaliated to Pahalgam attacks by launching Operation Sindoor.
According to sources, the Indian Armed Forces’ Operation Sindoor has resulted in the deaths of at least 17 terrorists and injuries to 60 others. The strikes targeted key terror infrastructure across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan, with precision hits reported in areas including Kotli, Ahmadpur Sharqia, Muzaffarabad, Muridke, and Faisalabad.
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In a pre-dawn operation on Wednesday, India launched missile strikes on nine terror-linked sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a known hub of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group. The strikes were announced by the Indian Army in a statement issued at 1.44 am.
The army said the mission specifically targeted terror infrastructure responsible for orchestrating attacks against India, including the recent deadly assault in Pahalgam.
Describing the operation, the army emphasised that the strikes were carefully calibrated to avoid escalation and did not target any Pakistani military facilities.
“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 Army said.
It said the actions by the Indian Armed forces have been “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,” the Indian Army said.
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