Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor,' targeting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, focusing on terrorist infrastructure of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, including their headquarters in Bahawalpur and Muridke. The strikes, a response to the Pahalgam terror attack, were precise and non-escalatory, specifically avoiding Pakistani military facilities.
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