Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chosen the codename, ‘Operation Sindoor’, for Indian strikes on terrorist sites in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attackread morePrime Minister Narendra Modi had chosen the codename ‘Operation Sindoor’ for India’s strikes on terrorist sites on Wednesday, sources told PTI.India struck
nine terrorist facilities in Pakistan-proper and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) in the early hours of Wednesday in response to the Pahalgam attack, according to an official statement.The sites that India struck were those from “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed”, the statement read.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADFollow our complete coverage of ‘Operation Sindoor’ hereThe codename ‘Operation Sindoor’ is a reference to ‘sindoor’ (vermilion) that many Hindu women wear as a signifier of marriage. In the Pahalgam attack,
Hindu men were singled out from people and shot dead in front of their wives and children by terrorists.More from India
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India’s Sensex fluctuates but panic in Pakistani markets as SE100 drops 5% after Operation SindoorIn the Pahalgam attack, terrorists killed 26 men, 25 of whom were terrorists and one was a local Kashmiri.Pakistan has dubbed Indian strikes an
“act of war”.The nine targets that India struck are:Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur;Markaz Taiba, MuridkeSarjal Tehra KalanMehmoona Joya Facility, SialkotMarkaz Ahle Hadith Barnala, BhimberMarkaz Abbas, KotliMaskar Raheel Shahid, KotliShawai Nallah Camp, MuzaffarabadMarkaz Syedna BilalBahawalpur and Muridke in Pakistan’s Punjab are highly important in addition to Muzaffarabad in POJK.Jaish-e-Mohammed’s headquarter is in Bahawalpur, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s HQ is in Muridke, and Hizbul Mujahideen’s HQ is in #Muzaffarabad.TagsNarendra ModiPakistanEnd of Article
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PM Modi chose codename ‘Operation Sindoor’ for India’s response to Pahalgam
