OPERATION SINDOOR Targets 9 Pakistani Terror Sites
Check here all about Operation Sindoor, India's retaliatory precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK on May 7, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack.
 
Recently, the Indian Military initiated ‘OPERATION SINDOOR‘, striking terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, from where terrorist operations against India have been organised and coordinated. Nine (9) targets have been struck.
 
Our responses have been aimed, measured and non-provocative in nature. No Pakistani military bases have been attacked. India has shown significant restraint in target selection and mode of operation. These measures follow the savage Pahalgam terrorist attack, where 25 Indians and one Nepalese citizen were killed. We are fulfilling our commitment to bring those responsible for this attack to book. There will be a comprehensive briefing on ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, later today.
 
Operation Sindoor

• India launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, 2025, targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK).

 

• 9 terrorist infrastructure sites linked to banned outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen were precisely struck.

 

• The Indian government clarified that no Pakistani military installations were targeted—only non-state terror elements.

 

• Operation Sindoor was a retaliatory strike for the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, where 26 Indian civilians (mostly tourists) were brutally killed.

 

• The attackers in Pahalgam were identified as Pakistan-based terrorists.

 

• Government accused Pakistan of having a well-documented record as a haven for terrorism.

 
Over the last decade:

• 350+ Indian civilians have been killed in cross-border terrorism.

 

• 800+ injured, and 600+ security personnel martyred.

 

• Government said: “No more” – India will not tolerate further attacks.

 
What is OPERATION SINDOOR?
OPERATION SINDOOR is the name given by the Indian Armed Forces to the retaliatory precision strikes carried out on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This operation was a direct response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
Nine Terror Sites Targeted Under Operation Sindoor
According to official sources, nine terror camps were destroyed — 4 located inside Pakistan and 5 within PoJK.
Confirmed Targets in Pakistan:

• Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur – Jaish-e-Mohammed HQ

 

• Markaz Taiba, Muridke – Lashkar-e-Taiba base

 

• Mehmoona Joya, Sialkot – Hizbul Mujahideen camp

 

• Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala – LeT linked religious-indoctrination hub

 
Confirmed Targets in PoJK:

• Syedna Bilal Camp, Muzaffarabad – Jaish training centre

 

• Shwawai Nalla Camp, Muzaffarabad – LeT operations unit

 

• Makaz Raheel Shahid, Kotli – Hizbul Mujahideen centre

 

• Markaz Abbas, Kotli – JeM safehouse

 

• Sarjal Facility, Tehra Kalan – weapons & IED storage

 
The nine sites

• Of the nine terror sites India says it has struck in Pakistan and PoK, four are said to be Bahawalpur and Muridke in Pakistan Punjab and Muzaffarabad and Kotli in PoK. All these cities are home to terror camps.
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•  Bahawalpur, which faces the Rajasthan frontier across the Thar desert, has been a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, led by Maulana Masood Azhar, who was among three terrorists swapped by India in exchange for the passengers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, which was hijacked to Kandahar in Afghanistan in December 1999. Bahawalpur is the city where Masood Azhar was born in 1968, and where Pakistan’s dictator Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash in 1988.
• Muridke near Lahore is the home of the Hafiz Saeed-led terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, which carried out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Muridke houses the Markaz-e-Taiba, the base camp of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
• Kotli in PoK is directly across the Line of Control from Jammu. Poonch in J&K is to its north-east and Rajouri south-east.
• Muzaffarabad is the capital of PoK. To its east are the J&K districts of Baramulla and Kupwara. It is known to house a cluster of terror groups whose members are helped by the Pakistan Army to cross over to India.

 
Key Highlights of OPERATION SINDOOR

• Target: Nine terror-associated sites were attacked, including the offices of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Muridke.
• Forces Used: A joint effort by the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.
• Method: Advanced precision strike weapon systems were employed, with attacks launched from Indian territory.
• Nature: The operation was termed “focused, measured, and non-escalatory,” with no Pakistani military installations attacked.
• Rationale: India reported that it was implementing its pledge to bring those culpable for the Pahalgam attack to justice.

 
 
 
 
   

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