India strikes nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK

Two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur which is a major base of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit. The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor', the Indian Army said in a statement released at 1.44 am. "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 selection of targets and method of execution," the Indian Army said."These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered," the Army said in the statement. "We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable," it said. The top military brass of India was closely monitoring the operation, people familiar with the matter said.

Poonch, J&K: Intense Artillery Exchange in J&K, shortly after India carried out precision strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir pic.twitter.com/KRsAMUQp9U

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been constantly monitoring the Operation Sindoor throughout the night, sources said to ANI. The strike called by the Indian forces on all the nine targets has been successful,sources further revealed. The Indian forces had selected the location for strikes with the intent of targeting top Jaish e Muhammed and Lashkar leadership for their role in sponsoring terrorist activities in India.
Despite India's precision strikes on terror targets, Pakistan violated the Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhimber Gali area, just hours after the operation. The Indian Army is responding "appropriately in a calibrated manner," officials confirmed. In a post on X, the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) wrote, "Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in Bhimber Gali in the Poonch-Rajouri area. Indian Army is responding appropriately in a calibrated manner."

The Pakistan Army said that India launched air strikes against the country early Wednesday, vowing to respond to the attack. Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that missiles fired by India targeted Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Bahawalpur in Punjab province..