India Hits 9 Terrorist Infra Sites in Pakistan, Including HQs of JeM, LeT & Hizbul Mujahideen

Moneylife Digital Team 07 May 2025

Economy & Nation

In a calibrated military response to the recent Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror hideouts linked to banned groups Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted precision strikes on key terrorist infrastructure, including JeM’s Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, Markaz Abbas in Kotli, and Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaffarabad. Lashkar camps such as Markaz Taiba in Muridke and Shwawai Nalla camp in Muzaffarabad were also hit. Hizbul Mujahideen’s training centres in Kotli and Sialkot were among the other targets.

In a statement, the Union ministry of defence (MoD) says, "Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and the method of execution."

"These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable," it added.

The Indian government stated that credible intelligence, survivor testimony and technical inputs indicated the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists.

Meanwhile, foreign secretary Vikram Misri, colonel Sofia Qureshi and wing commander Vyomika Singh told the media that India exercised its right to respond, preempt, as well as deter more cross-border attacks such as the one in Pahalgam. They also asserted that the action was focused on dismantling the terror infrastructure and disabling terrorists.

The strike was conducted from 1:05am to 1:30am under 'Operation Sindoor' and it was launched to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families, wing commander Singh and Col Qureshi told the media.

Wing commander Singh, an accomplished helicopter pilot, says, "India has demonstrated considerable restraint in its response. However, Indian armed forces are fully prepared to respond to Pakistani misadventure, if any, to escalate the situation."

Shortly after the strikes, national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval briefed US secretary of state Marco Rubio. “It was expected that Pakistan would act against the terrorists and their infrastructure. Instead, it has continued to remain in denial,” the Indian Embassy in Washington says in a statement.

The embassy underlined that the operation was conducted in a “responsible and precise manner” and reiterated that no civilian or economic targets were struck. “Only known terror camps were targeted.”

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, confirmed the strikes on Kotli, Bahawalpur and Muzaffarabad, labelling them a 'cowardly attack'.

The development has triggered concern among global powers. US president Donald Trump says the Indian strikes were expected and expressed hope for a swift end to hostilities. “They have been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” he said in Washington.

United Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres also urged both nations to exercise 'maximum military restraint' and called for immediate de-escalation. “The world cannot afford a military confrontation between India and Pakistan,” a UN spokesperson says.

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