Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where 26 civilians, including a 70-year-old man, were killed in a brutal assault at Baisaran Valley. The attack was linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, operating under a proxy name, and revived bitter memories of the 2019 Pulwama attack executed by Jaish-e-Mohammed.
The Indian strike targeted nine locations identified as training headquarters and operational camps for both Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. According to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who addressed the media Wednesday, targets were selected based on "credible intelligence and proven involvement in cross-border terrorism."
