Operation Sindoor Lasted 25 Mins; Over 80 Jem, Let, Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorists Killed

The swift and coordinated onslaught connected violent camps successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir lasted 25 minutes. Codenamed Operation Sindoor, it was India’s astir expansive cross-border onslaught since Balakot. The Indian Air Force targeted 9 accommodation crossed nan border. 

The strikes progressive air, naval, and ground-based assets, launched successful nan screen of nan nighttime successful a consequence to nan April 22 panic onslaught successful Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. 

Over 80 terrorists linked to banned outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen were killed successful nan airstrikes, arsenic per sources. 

Islamabad said 26 civilians were killed and 46 others were injured successful what they called “an enactment of war”. However, India successful its statements said that nan cognition targeted only violent hideouts and nary subject installations were targeted. "Our actions person been focused, measured and non-escalatory successful nature... India has demonstrated sizeable restraint successful nan action of targets and method of execution,” nan authorities said. 

The 2 biggest strikes were conducted successful JeM stronghold Bahawalpur and Muridke, sidesplitting an estimated 25-30 terrorists astatine each site. The Masjid wa Markaz Taiba, wide regarded arsenic nan ideological and operational bosom of Lashkar-e-Taiba, was nan target successful Muridke. 

Other JeM-linked locations targeted included Sarjal astatine Tehra Kalan, Markaz Abbas successful Kotli, and Syedna Bilal campy successful Muzaffarabad. Markaz Ahle Hadith successful Barnala and Shwawai Nalla campy successful Muzaffarabad, some of which are tied to nan LeT, were besides struck. Hizbul Mujahideen training centres Makaz Raheel Shahid successful Kotli and Mehmoona Joya successful Sialkot were among nan different targets.

The subject action, nan authorities said, was based connected reliable intel that helped them successful selecting nan sites. While intelligence agencies are still verifying nan number of casualties, nan first assessments propose that 80-90 terrorists were killed.

Launch pads, training camps, and radicalisation centres operated by JeM and LeT were deed successful nan operation.

Published on: May 7, 2025 1:17 PM IST