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Informist, Wednesday, May 7, 2025

NEW DELHI – The Indian Ministry of External Affairs Wednesday briefed the permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on the Operation Sindoor, launched by Indian armed forces to strike at the terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Sources in the ministry of foreign affairs informed that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the envoys India conducted targeted strikes at nine terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke to his counterparts in France, Spain, Germany, and Japan, and discussed India's targeted and measured response to deter cross-border terrorism.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation visit to Europe was also called off in view of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, sources said. Modi was scheduled to visit Croatia, Norway, and The Netherlands from May 13 to 17.

In Jammu and Kashmir, at least 15 civilians were killed and 43 were injured due to artillery shelling by Pakistan army across the Line of Control, an army official said. The official said Pakistan army hit at civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian armed forces launched the military strike codenamed Operation Sindoor between 0105 IST and 0130 IST Wednesday. Armed forces striked at terrorist targets across Bahawalpur, Muridke, Tehra Kalan, Kotli, Barnala, and Muzzafarabad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

According to a statement by the Air Force and Army, the Sawai Nala camp in Muzaffarabad was a training centre for Lashkar-e-Taiba. "Terrorists involved in the attack in Sonmarg on Oct. 20, in Gulmarg on Oct. 24, and in Pahalgam on Apr. 22, were all trained here," Indian Air Force Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said in a press briefing.

According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, strikes were carried out to deter and pre-empt more cross-border terrorist attacks. He said the agencies had intelligence of further attacks against India. "Our intelligence monitoring of Pakistan-based terrorist modules indicated that further attacks against India were impending. India exercised its right to respond and pre-empt as well as deter more such cross-border attacks," he said. The foreign secretary also called the Indian action as "non-escalatory, measure, proportionate, and responsible."

Tension escalated between New Delhi and Islamabad after the Pakistan-based and trained terrorists killed 25 tourists and one local resident in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Apr. 22. Following the attack, India took several diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including suspension of Indus Waters Treaty and trade.  End

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

Reported by Kuldeep Singh

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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