Following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, the Indian Army launched "Operation Sindoor," targeting nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The strikes, executed with precision, aimed at dismantling critical infrastructure belonging to terror groups like LeT, JeM, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
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