Operation Sindoor: Ten family members of Jaish terrorist Masood Azhar killed

Ten family members of Jaish Terrorist Masood Azhar have been killed in India’s strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday (May 7), according to sources.

Among those killed are Masood Azhar’s sister and brother-in-law. The ten people were taken out in Indian strikes targeting Bahawalpur.

Posts circulating on social media show a statement released by the UN-designated terrorist, confirming that 10 of his family members were killed in the strikes. Firstpost is not able to verify the authenticity of this statement independently.

On Wednesday, the Indian armed forces launched “Operation Sindoor” in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The operation focused on striking terrorist infrastructure both in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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In an official statement, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that nine terror-linked sites were hit with precision. Importantly, the strikes did not target any Pakistani military facilities, highlighting that the operation was aimed strictly at eliminating terror bases and avoiding direct military escalation.

At a press conference, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Col. Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh briefed the media about details of the operation that lasted for 25 minutes. Misri said the actions were measured, non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible.

“Despite a fortnight having passed since the attack, there has been no demonstrable step from Pakistan to take action against the terrorist infrastructure on its territory or territory under its control. Instead all it has indulged in is denial and allegations,” he said.

“Our intelligence monitoring of Pakistan-based terror modules indicated that further attacks against India were impending. There was thus a compulsion both to deter and to preempt,” Misri added.

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