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Says targets destroyed with precision as per plan
The targets set under Operation Sindoor were destroyed with precision as per plan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, hours after the Indian military carried out strikes against nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
“India has exercised its ‘right to respond’ to the attack on its soil. Our action has been taken very thoughtfully and in a measured manner,” Singh said while lauding the retaliation by armed forces against the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
“We only killed those who killed our innocent,” Singh said at the inauguration of Border Roads Organisation’s 50 infrastructure projects across six states and two Union territories.
“With the aim of breaking the morale of the terrorists, this action has been limited only to their camps and other infrastructure,” he said.
The Indian Army has acted with precision, alertness and sensitivity, Singh said, adding, “We have shown sensitivity by not allowing any civilian population to be affected at all.”
“With ‘Operation Sindoor’, our forces have given a befitting reply by destroying terrorist training camps…I salute the bravery of our armed forces,” the defence minister said.
Dear All
First wave of our decisive action is complete. Our Armed Forces successfully struck their intended targets with precision & courage. TIME to brace ourselves for next phases !! It’s vital that we remain vigilant & responsible 
Note following 
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1 Propaganda Offensive :
Pakistan & it’s intelligence agency, ISI, will now unleash a massive propaganda war — both to seek international sympathy & to mislead us. Expect a flood of disturbing photos, emotional videos & fabricated documentaries DOCTORED to brainwash masses.
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2 Information Discipline:
Stay updated only through official channels — the Ministry of Defence, PIB & reputed national media. Avoid adding noise to the information ecosystem by speculating or spreading unverified updates.
3 Stand Firm with the Nation:
This is a moment of national unity. Extend unwavering support to Military, Govt. & National security agencies. Avoid internal blame games & divisive discussions.
Our country has robust systems in place & incidents like this do not disrupt essential supplies.
Similarly, avoid withdrawing large sums of cash unnecessarily.
Banks & ATMs will continue to function normally. Trust in the resilience of our national infrastructure.
We once again appeal to your patriotism — please share this message as widely as possible. Let us all be aware & stand together, stronger as ever.
Jai Hind
India exercised its right to respond, says Foreign Secretary Misri
India on Wednesday announced that it had launched military strikes on nine terror camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) during a 25-minute operation, employing a combination of land and air strikes.
The government emphasised that it is fully prepared to respond to any escalation initiated by its western, nuclear-armed neighbor.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, referencing the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, stated, “India exercised its right to respond, to pre-empt, and to deter further such cross-border attacks.”
The actions were measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible. They focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across to India, Misri said at the press briefing.
Here’s the full text of Foreign Secretary’s statement on Operation Sindoor
Military officials – Col Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh – were part of the briefing.
Col Qureshi said, “no civilian targets or military installations have been hit.”
The operation was carried out between 1:05 am and 1:30 am on Wednesday, Col Qureshi said, while showing videos of the strikes recorded by Indian air-borne surveillance.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, “Indian armed forces are fully prepared to respond to Pakistani misadventures, if any, that will escalate the situation”.
The strikes were undertaken through precision capability, niche technology and a careful selection of warheads was ensured. The point of impact in each of the target was a specific building or a group of buildings, all the targets were neutralised with clinical efficiency, Wing Commander Singh added.
Giving an overview, Foreign Secretary Misri referred to past decisions — including holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance — and said, “It was deemed essential that the perpetrators and planners of the April 22 attack be brought to justice”.
Despite a fortnight having passed since the attacks, there has been no demonstrable step from Pakistan to take action against the terrorist infrastructure on its territory or on territory under its control. Instead, all it has indulged in are denials and allegations, he said.
Our intelligence monitoring of Pakistan-based terrorist modules indicated that further attacks against India were impending. There was thus a compulsion both to deter and to pre-empt, Misri said, explaining the rationale behind the military strikes.
He said the Pakistan-trained terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carried out the savage attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to Jammu and Kashmir. In particular, it was designed to impact the mainstay of the economy, tourism, with a record 23 million tourists visiting the valley last year, said Misri.
The calculation, presumably, was that harming growth and development in the Union Territory would help keep it backward and create fertile ground for continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.
Misri said a group calling itself “The Resistance Front” has claimed responsibility for the attack. This group is a front for the UN-proscribed Pakistani terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is notable that India had given inputs about the TRF in the half-yearly report to the monitoring team of the UN’s 1267 Sanctions Committee in May and November 2024, bringing out its role as a cover for Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
India had informed the monitoring team about Lashkar and Jaish-e-Mohammad operating through small terror groups such as the TRF. Pakistan’s pressure to remove references to TRF in the April 25 UN Security Council Press Statement is notable in this regard.
Investigations into the Pahalgam terror attack have brought out the communication notes of terrorists in and to Pakistan. The claims made by the Resistance Front and their reposting by known social media handles of the Lashkar-e-Taiba speak for themselves, Misri said.
Identification of the attackers based on eyewitness accounts, as well as other information available to law enforcement agencies, has also progressed. Our intelligence has developed an accurate picture of the planners and backers of this team, he added.
Chandigarh, May 7
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chairman Major General (Retired) Vinayak Saini in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Chief Secretary KAP Sinha conducted the proceedings of the swearing-in-ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan here.
Congratulating new PPSC Chief,
Bhagwant Singh Mann assured fulsome support and cooperation to PPSC for selection of deserving candidates on various posts in a transparent manner.
Commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in December 1987, Major General (Retired) Saini belongs to Hoshiarpur and lives in Mohali. He retired from the Indian Army in October last year.
Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Principal Secretary to Governor VP Singh, Principal Secretary to CM Ravi Bhagat and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Bahawalpur became the hub of the JeM after the release of Azhar in exchange for the hijacked passengers of IC-814 in 1999
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar acknowledged on Wednesday that 10 members of his family and four close associates were killed in India’s missile attack on the outfit’s headquarters in Bahawalpur.
A statement attributed to Azhar said those killed in the attack on Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur included the JeM chief’s elder sister and her husband, a nephew and his wife, another niece, and five children from his extended family.
The statement further mentioned that the attack also claimed the lives of one of Azhar’s close associates and his mother, along with two other close companions.
“This act of brutality has broken all boundaries. There should be no expectation of mercy now,” it added.
Bahawalpur became the hub of the JeM after the release of Azhar in exchange for the hijacked passengers of IC-814 in 1999.
In May 2019, the United Nations designated Azhar a “global terrorist” after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist the JeM chief, a decade after New Delhi approached the world body for the first time on the issue.
The elusive Azhar, who has not been seen in public since April 2019, is believed to be hiding in a “safe place” in Bahawalpur.
The group has been involved in a series of terror attacks in India, including the Parliament attack in 2001, the strike on the Jammu and Kashmir assembly in 2000, the attack on the IAF base in Pathankot in 2016 and the Pulwama suicide bombing in 2019.
Meanwhile, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said that all those injured in the Bahawalpur attack have been shifted to Victoria Hospital and given the best treatment.
The Pakistan military said that 26 people were killed and 46 others injured in the attack.
