New Delhi: Missile strikes by India across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) early on Wednesday or have caused severe damage to terror infrastructure, the first satellite images released after Operation Sindoor have revealed.
While the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) compound at Muridke was completely destroyed, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) facility at Bahawalpur has been severely damaged, with missiles piercing the roof of the Subhan Allah camp.
The Indian Air Force, Army and Navy carried out a coordinated 25 minute operation on Wednesday that witnessed 24 missiles of various varieties being launched. India has maintained from the start that Op Sindoor was a high-precision strike aimed at terror infrastructure. Extreme care was taken to avoid collateral damage or any hit to a Pakistani military installation.
Operation Sindoor was a reaction to the terror strike in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22 that left 26 persons, mostly tourists from across the country, dead. While photographs and video clips have shown major explosions across several locations, the before and after situations can be compared from the satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies.
Unlike after the Balakot strike, Pakistan has not denied that strikes were successful. India has claimed that over 80 terrorists have been neutralised in the strike. JeM commander Masood Azhar has claimed that 10 of his family members and four aides were among those killed at Bahawalpur.
Images released on Wednesday showed Pakistan Army and police personnel standing beside Masood as he pays his last respects to those killed. These images have made the Pakistani establishment’s links with terror outfits like the JeM and LeT clear to the world.
Indian officials are, meanwhile, upbeat with the success of the strike. This is the first time that the country has carried out such a long range high-precision attack, even without crossing the border.
