100 Terrorists Eliminated In Operation Sindoor - Confirms Indian Defence Minister

Over 100 Terrorists Eliminated in Operation Sindoor, Confirms Defence Minister at All-Party Briefing

India has successfully thwarted missile threats from Pakistan targeting 15 cities and dismantled key components of its air defence infrastructure. These aggressive moves by Pakistan occurred shortly after India executed precise airstrikes on four terrorist bases within Pakistan and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, Pakistan attempted to escalate tensions by aiming attacks at military facilities in northern and western India—including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Gujarat. These efforts were effectively countered by Indian forces, according to a government statement.

In retaliation, India conducted strikes on Pakistani air defence systems and radar sites, including those located near Lahore. The attacks were reportedly aimed at disrupting Pakistani attempts to strike Indian locations such as Srinagar, Pathankot, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Chandigarh.

The Indian government emphasized that its response matched Pakistan’s aggression "both in scope and intensity." It was revealed that Pakistan employed drones and missiles, which were intercepted by India's defence systems. The remnants of these weapons are being recovered as evidence to support India’s stance on Pakistan’s role in sponsoring terrorism through both funding and military training.

These developments followed India’s Operation Sindoor, a 25-minute precision mission launched at 1:05 a.m. on Wednesday. During this operation, Indian forces deployed 24 munitions—including HAMMER smart bombs and SCALP missiles—to strike terrorist headquarters and training facilities. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reported that over 100 terrorists were killed in the operation during an all-party meeting.

The operation was carried out in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, where four members of The Resistance Front—an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba—killed 26 people, many of them civilians, in Baisaran Valley near Srinagar.

According to Indian military officials, targets for Operation Sindoor were selected based on solid intelligence, and the operation was designed to be precise and non-provocative. Notably, Pakistani military facilities were deliberately avoided.

Key locations targeted included Muridke in Pakistan’s Punjab province, known to house the headquarters and training camps of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Another major strike eliminated facilities linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, the group responsible for the 2019 Pulwama attack.

Defence Minister Singh reiterated at the all-party meeting that Operation Sindoor remains active and contingent on Pakistan’s future actions. The Indian government has also accused Pakistan of intensifying cross-border attacks since the Pahalgam incident, with increased use of mortars and heavy artillery across sectors such as Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, Poonch, Mendhar, and Rajouri.

Thus far, 16 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in these exchanges, along with one Indian soldier. The Indian military has reaffirmed its commitment to avoiding further escalation—conditional on reciprocal restraint from the Pakistani side.