PM Modi monitoring Operation Sindoor through the night as strikes hit terror targets in Pakistan and PoK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi closely monitored Operation Sindoor throughout the night as the Indian armed forces carried out precision strikes against terror outfits and their hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), news agency ANI reported.

The missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir were successful, with Indian forces aiming to target top Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders for their role in orchestrating terror attacks in India.

In the early hours of Wednesday, Indian forces launched precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure across the border. According to the Ministry of Defence, the actions were “focused, measured, and non-escalatory,” with no Pakistani military sites targeted. The strikes were carried out in response to the brutal Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national.

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The operation employed advanced weapon systems from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, including loitering munitions, and was executed entirely from Indian soil. Intelligence agencies provided the exact coordinates for the targets, sources said.

Following the strikes, Pakistan violated the ceasefire agreement by firing artillery in the Bhimber Gali area of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army responded in a “calibrated manner,” officials confirmed.

In a post on X, the Army said: “Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in Bhimber Gali in the Poonch-Rajouri area. The Indian Army is responding appropriately.”

Operation Sindoor

In response to the deadly Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, the Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a known base of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group.

The strikes were part of ‘Operation Sindoor’, the Defence Ministry said in a statement issued at 1:44 am, adding that the action was “focused, measured, and non-escalatory.”

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the strikes an “act of war” and said his country reserves the right to respond accordingly.