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Operation Sindoor LIVE: All-party meeting about strikes today
Operation Sindoor live updates: Defence minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing a BRO event, confirmed that no civilians were harmed in India's strike in Pakistan and only terror camps were targeted.
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- 8:16 PM IST, May 7List of airports shut till May 9
- 5:03 PM IST, May 7Pakistan shelling kills 15 in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch
- 4:13 PM IST, May 7Kharge, Rahul Gandhi to attend tomorrow's all-party meeting
- 3:31 PM IST, May 7NSA Doval says ‘India won’t escalate tensions but prepared to retaliate resolutely'
- 3:10 PM IST, May 7How Indian Armed Forces destroyed Pak's terror camps | Watch
- 2:48 PM IST, May 7Pakistan Army 'authorised' to take counteraction, reports say
- 12:35 PM IST, May 7Masood Azhar says 10 members of his family killed in Indian strikes
- 12:24 PM IST, May 7Pak ready to 'wrap up' tensions if India de-escalates, says defence minister
- 12:19 PM IST, May 7PM Modi cancels upcoming trip to Europe
- 12:12 PM IST, May 7Pakistan says it has summoned the Indian Chargé d'Affaires
- 11:14 AM IST, May 7Gulpur terror camp involved in two attacks in Poonch
- 11:11 AM IST, May 7No military installation targeted in Pak
- 11:10 AM IST, May 7India ready to deal with any misadventure by Pak, says Wing Cdr
- 10:55 AM IST, May 7Col Sofiya Qureshi says op targets chosen on intel basis
- 10:49 AM IST, May 7Pahalgam probe has revealed Pakistan link, says Vikram Misri
- 10:37 AM IST, May 7Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri begins press briefing
- 10:02 AM IST, May 7China says India's op on Pak 'regrettable'
- 9:54 AM IST, May 7If you tease us, we won't let you go, says Nadda
- 9:44 AM IST, May 78 killed in J&K's Poonch in Pak artillery fire
- 9:38 AM IST, May 7Red Alert declared in UP, says DGP
- 9:08 AM IST, May 7Security tightened in Delhi after op
- 8:46 AM IST, May 7We have full faith on govt, says Pahalgam victim's father-in-law
- 8:32 AM IST, May 7Why was India's strikes named 'Operation Sindoor'
- 7:30 AM IST, May 7Time for unity, solidarity, says Congress
- 7:08 AM IST, May 7List of 9 terror targets hit by India
- 6:32 AM IST, May 7Schools, educational institutions closed in J&K regions today
- 6:27 AM IST, May 7Pak resort to artillery fire across LoC
- 6:03 AM IST, May 7PM Modi monitoring op throughout the night
- 5:48 AM IST, May 7What is Operation Sindoor?
Operation Sindoor live updates: The Indian armed forces successfully executed 'Operation Sindoor' in the early hours of Wednesday, carrying out targeted strikes on nine "terrorist infrastructure" sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 civilians dead. Shortly after the confirmation of military strikes in Pakistan, Indian Army said in a post on X “Justice is served. Jai Hind!”.
...Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi, who had vowed stern action to the terror attack in Baisaran, constantly monitored the Operation Sindoor throughout the night.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, and foreign secretary Vikram Misri addressed a briefing on Operation Sindoor and said that the targets chosen by the Indian armed forces were based on strong intelligence inputs and their involvement in terror activities. Col. Qureshi also clarified that no military infrastructure of Pakistan was struck during the operation.
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that probe into the Pahalgam terror attack has clearly established Pakistan links.
ALSO READ | How the 9 targets India hit during Operation Sindoor were providing support to terrorists
List of sites hit in Operation Sindoor:
- Bahawalpur, located around 100 Km from the International Boundary. It is the headquarters of the JeM.
- Muridke, located 30 km from the border opposite Samba. It is an LeT camp.
- Gulpur, 35 km from LoC in Poonch-Rajouri.
- LeT camp in Sawai, 30 km inside POK, Tangdhar Sector.
- Bilal Camp, a JeM launchpad.
- LeT Kotli camp, 15 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.
- Barnala camp, 10 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.
- Sarjal camp, JeM camp about 8 km from IB opposite Samba-Kathua.
- Mehmoona camp, 15 km from IB, near Sialkot, HM training camp.
Operation Sindoor | Key points
- The Indian Army said 'Justice is served' after the nation's armed forces carried out strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK in 'Operation Sindoor'.
- Pakistan's external affairs ministry in a statement said the Indian Air Force, while remaining within Indian airspace, attacked targets across the international border in Muridke and Bahawalpur, and across the Line of Control in Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) using standoff weapons.
- Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General responded to India's 'Operation Sindoor' and said in a statement that India's “temporary pleasure will be replaced by enduring grief”. It said that Islamabad will respond to it at a time and place of its own choosing and that the strikes "will not go unanswered'.
- Meanwhile, due to the prevailing situation, all educational institutions in the five border districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Poonch, have been closed on Wednesday. Schools in Rajasthan and Punjab border districts have also been ordered shut.
Operation Sindoor live updates: Indigo issues travel advisory
As several airports were closed in north India after 'Operation Sindoor', multiple airlines issued advisories as well.
Indigo said, “In view of evolving airspace restrictions, we expect impact on flight schedules. We sincerely request you to check your flight status before leaving for the airport. In case your flight is cancelled, alternate options and refund claims can be easily managed through our website.”
"We are actively monitoring the developments and will continue to keep you informed," the airline added.
Operation Sindoor live updates: Pak airspace cleared after Indian Army's op
Pakistan has cleared its airspace after India's Operation Sindoor mission targeted nine sites. This comes after multiple explosions were heard in several cities, including Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur.
FlightRadar maps showed a sudden clearance of the Pakistani airspace, with several flights being reported diverted. Locals at the Lahore and Sialkot airport posted videos on social media, saying flights were cancelled.
Operation Sindoor live updates: Indian Army posted 'Ready to Strike' video minutes before op
Minutes before launching Operation Sindoor strike on Pakistan, the Indian Army had posted a video showing arms, ammunition, and tanks.
In the caption of the social media post, the army wrote: "Ready to Strike, Trained to Win".
Moments after the video was posted, news agency Reuters reported about explosions being heard in Bahawalpur and Muzaffarabad. The Indian Defense Ministry confirmed that it had struck nine sites in Pakistan.
Operation Sindoor live updates: What is Operation Sindoor?
The Indian Army struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as retaliation to the terror attack in Pahalgam. The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor', the Indian Army said in a statement released at 1.44 am.
Hindustan Times spoke to top officials who were constantly monitoring the operation. The officials said that the action is ongoing and Indian fighter jets are still in the air. The targets included the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke and the Jaish-e-Mohammad headquarters in Bahawalpur. The officials also revealed that the armed forces used beyond visual range as well as standoff weapons to carry out the operation.
Operation Sindoor live updates: Heavy shelling by Pak along LoC, Srinagar airport closed
Pakistan began hitting Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the early hours of Wednesday with heavy artillery shelling, hours after Indian forces carried out precision strikes on nine terror targets in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.
Since the April 22 terror attack at Baisaran, the worst strike on civilians in nearly two decades, Pakistan has repeatedly violated the ceasefire along the LoC and the international border for 12 consecutive days. But Wednesday morning saw the first instance of heavy shelling along the de-facto border in these two weeks.
Srinagar airport will remain closed for civilian flights on Wednesday, said the director of the airport.
Operation Sindoor live updates: India hits 9 sites in Pak, PoK used to direct terror attacks
India on Wednesday carried out precision strikes on “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians two weeks ago.
The defence ministry announced early on Wednesday that the armed forces targeted sites “from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed” under the action code-named “Operation Sindoor”.
