Indian Armed Forces Press Conference: Pakistan terror camp, where Ajmal Kasab, David Headley trained, destroyed in Operation Sindoor, says govt
Indian Armed Forces Press Conference: Pakistan terror camp, where Ajmal Kasab, David Headley trained, destroyed in Operation Sindoor, says govt
Indian Armed Forces Press Conference Today on Operation Sindoor: Of the nine sites India said it struck in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in a wave of attacks, four locations stand out for their ties to militant activity, according to Indian officials.
Hours after India conducted a series of strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), dubbed Operation Sindoor, the government said that the hits had destroyed the camp where terrorists Ajmal Kasab and David Headley had trained.
The government further said that the strikes were measured and non-escalatory in nature and was aimed at dismantling the terror infrastructure. “Operation Sindoor was launched to deliver justice to the victims of Pahalgam,” they added.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh were briefing the media in New delhi on Wednesday.
India hot nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting terrorist infrastructure there, two weeks after the Pahalgam attack that had killed 26 people.
A defence ministry statement said on Wednesday, “A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied J& K and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.”
Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” it added.
Which are the sites that were hit?
Of the nine sites India said it struck in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in a wave of attacks, four locations stand out for their ties to militant activity, according to Indian officials.
In Pakistan’s Punjab province, Bahawalpur and Muridke were among the targets. Bahawalpur, located near the border with India’s Rajasthan state, has been identified by authorities as a stronghold of Jaish-e-Mohammed, the militant group led by Masood azhar . Azhar was among three men released by India in 1999 during a hostage exchange after an Indian Airlines flight was hijacked to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Bahawalpur is also the city where Azhar was born.