India attacked nine locations in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, taking “focus, measure and non-enhanced” military action on terrorist infrastructure. It attacked the training camp and targeted the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM), which had already launched proxy wars in Jamu and Kashmir. Those aware of the developments said initial estimates showed that more than 70 terrorists and their supporters were eliminated in the target strike.India has used a range of weapons in a series of 25-minute strikes, from air-carrying precision land attack missiles to wandering ammunition and drones. Evidence released by India shows that it has been repeatedly hit among many well-known terrorists, including the Medek headquarters, which involves terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai 26/11 Mumbai attack.
The operation was appointed Operation Sindor, representing justice for the victims of the April 22 Pahargam attack, which killed 26 people. The strike announcement was also highly symbolic, with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri leading the remarks, followed by technical details provided by policewoman Sofiya Qureshi and wing commander Vyomika Commander Vyomika Singh.
