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The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a government release read. “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted,” the statement added. However, the terror camps said to have been targeted are linked to various banned outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen, according to probe agencies.
“Focused strikes were carried out on nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, targeting the roots of cross-border terror planning,” said the Ministry of Defence on X.
The Pakistan Army resorted to heavy mortar shelling on forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri. Officials said the shelling was reported from Krishna Ghati, Shahpur and Mankote in Poonch, Laam, Manjakote and Gambeer Brahmana in Rajouri district.
Operation Sindoor: Commercial flights suspended in northern parts of India
States across the country are also prepared to conduct mock drills on Wednesday following the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Meanwhile, The United Nations Security Council has discussed rising tensions between India and Pakistan at closed-door consultations where envoys called for de-escalation and dialogue. The 15-member UNSC did not issue a statement after the meeting but Pakistan claimed that its own objectives were “largely served”.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Wednesday morning trade after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
The Sensex hit the day’s high of 80,844.63 and an intra-day low of 79,937.48. The NSE Nifty hit a high of 24,449.60 and a low of 24,220.
Both the benchmark indices depicted range-bound trading during the morning trade. The BSE benchmark gauge traded 87.81 points lower at 80,553.26, and the Nifty quoted 16.55 points down at 24,365.05.
1. Sawai Nala camp in Muzaffarabad- This was a training centre for Lashkar-e-Taiba. Terrorists involved in October 20, 2024 attack in Sonmarg, October 24, 2024 attack in Gulmarg, April 22, 2025 attack in Pahalgam were all trained here.
2. Syedna Bilal Camp in Muzaffarabad- This was a staging area of Jaish-e-Mohammed. This was also a weapons, explosives and jungle survival training centre
3. Gulpur camp in Kotli – This was a base camp of LeT, that was active in Rajouri and Poonch areas of Jammu. Attacks in Poonch on April 20, 2023, and June 9, 2024, were carried out by terrorists trained here.
4. Barnala camp in Bhimber- This was also a weapons handling, explosives and jungle survival training centre
5. Abbas camp in Kotli- Fidayeen of the LeT were prepared here. It had a capacity to train 15 terrorists.
May 07, 2025 11:13
Terror targets chosen based on credible intelligence and their involvement in cross-border terrorism: Union Govt
Pahalgam attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to J&K
Foriegn Secretary Vikram Misri in a press briefing on Wednesday said the attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining the normalcy returning to Jammu and Kashmir.
“In particular, it was designed to impact the mainstay of the economy, tourism, with a record 23 million tourists visiting the Valley last year,” Mr. Misri added.
“The calculation, presumably, was that harming growth and development in the Union Territory would help keep it backward and create fertile ground for continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. The manner of the attack was also driven by an objective of provoking communal discord, both in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the nation. It is to the credit of the government and the people of India that these designs were foiled,” he said.
According to the information shared by the Union Government on the targets in Operation Sindoor, the following places were attacked:
Sarjal camp in Sialkot- Terrorists who killed four J&K police personnel in March 2025, received their training at this camp.
Mehmoona Joya camp in Sialkot- Pathankot air force base camp attack was planned and carried out from this terrorist camp.
Markaz Taiba camp in Muridke – Terrorists who participated in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks were trained here. Ajmal Kasab and David Headley received training here.
Markaz Subhanallah in Bahawalpur- This is the HQ of Jaish-e-Muhammad. Recruitment, training, and indoctrination were carried out here.
