PoK Kalam Poonch Badgam Gulpur Doda Udhampur Jammu Samba Bhimber Sialkot INDI A Muridke We call on India and Pakistan to prioritise peace and stability, remain calm and restrained We hope the differences will be resolved through peaceful, political and diplomatic means We call on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint to avoid escalation and protect civilians Pakistan reserves the right to respond appropriately at a time and place of its choosing Donald Trump, US president Chinese foreign ministry Russia’s foreign ministry Jean-Noel, French FM Lahore Amritsar Pak foreign ministry Jalandhar PA K I S TA N Bahawalpur PAHALGAM AVENGeD Precision strikes on nine terror camps of LeT, JeM and Hizb in Pakistan and PoK from 1 .04 am No military or civilian infra attacked Govt works the phones to brief major international leaders Pak calls it a heinous act of aggression, says resolute response underway Nepali citizen were gunned down. “We are living up to the A fortnight after the horrific commitment that those responPahalgam massacre that shook sible for this attack will be held up the nation like never before, accountable,” it added. India launched Operation SinSenior Indian officials later door in the wee hours of briefed their counterparts in a Wednesday hitting nine terror- number of countries, including , ist sites in Pakistan and Paki- the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE stan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). and Russia on the attack. The ‘precision strikes’ by The operation was jointly missiles were against the ter- conducted by the Army and the ror infrastructure in Pakistan. Air Force with the Indian Navy An official, who spoke on con- on high alert as their warships dition of anonymity said Prime were positioned into the inter, Minister Narendra Modi moni- national waters to respond if tored the operarequired. tion against PaOn the details kistan through of the weaponry the night. utilised, while The camps the sources did Prime Minister that faced Indian not provide speNarendra Modi fury in Pakistan cific infor mahails the armed across the Intertion, they conforces for national Border firmed that targeted strikes at terror camps in “standoff ” weapw e r e M a rk a z Pakistan and PoK ons were used. Subhan Allah at B a h a w a l p u r, Rafale jets are Markaz Taiba at equipped with Murdike, and Mehmoona Joya Scalp and Hammer missiles, and Sarjal at Tehra Kalan in both capable of being launched Sialkot. from a standoff distance. The The other five were inside Scalp is an air-launched cruise the PoK across the Line of Con- missile with a range of up to trol (LoC) — the Markaz Abbas 250 km, while the Hammer is in Kotli and Syedna Bilal camp designed for precision ground in Muzaffarabad (all of the strikes from long distances. banned Jaish-e-Mohammed), Pakistan claimed 31 civilian Markaz Ahle Hadith at Barnala casualties — 26 from missile atand Sawai Nalla camp also at tacks and five due to artillery Muzaffarabad (all of banned attack along the LoC. IndisLashkar-e-Toiba) and Markaz criminate artillery fire from Raheel Shahid in Kotli (of the Pakistan hit the civilian areas banned Hizbul Mujahideen). in Poonch and Tangdhar sec“Our actions have been fo- tors, killing at least 13 people, cused, measured and non-esca- including a woman and two milatory in nature. No Pakistani nor girls. Pakistan Prime Minmilitary facilities have been ister Shehbaz Sharif contargeted. India has demonstrat- demned the attack as a “heinous ed considerable restraint in se- act of aggression”. lection of targets and method Compared with the 2019 Balaof execution,” the defence min- kot strike, India was better preistry statement stated. pared this time. The defence These steps came in the wake ministry’s press release came of the Pahalgam terrorist at- within minutes of the precitack in which 25 Indians and a sion strikes getting over. Strikes kill 10 family members of Masood Azhar People burst firecrackers and wave the tricolour as they hail Operation Sindoor that took out terror camps in Pakistan and PoK, in Prayagraj on Wednesday | PTI All in a day 11 am Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh | Pti Women power in full display India displayed its ‘Nari Shakti’ during a press briefing by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri as he was accompanied by Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh to give broader details of Operation Sindoor. While Col Qureshi is from the Army’s Corps of Signals, Wg Cdr Singh is a veteran a helicopter pilot who has also taken part in rescue ops | P9 India apprises China, key world powers; stop conflict, says Don J AYA N T H J A C O B @ New Delhi Following precision strikes on nine terror camps, India on Wednesday launched a diplomatic outreach to key global powers, including China, to assert its firm stance against cross-border terrorism. Shortly after the strikes concluded in the wee hours on Wednesday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval reached out to US NSA Marco Rubio, UK NSA Jonathan Powell, Saudi NSA Musaid Al Aiban, UAE NSA Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, UAE National Security Council Secretary General Ali Al Shamsi, Russian NSA Sergei Shoigu, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Diplomatic Advisor to the French President Emmanuel Bonne, and Japan’s NSA Masataka Okano. Sources said the interlocutors were informed that the strikes were a calibrated response designed to deter further terror attacks. Doval briefed them on the “method of execution” of the operation, emphasising restraint and precision to avoid civilian India has no intent to escalate, but will retaliate resolutely if Pak does so Ajit Doval, NSA casualties. During his call with Wang, Doval said India has won’t escalate tensions but is prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also briefed his counterparts in Spain, Germany, France, Qatar, and others. Separately, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri briefed the envoys of 13 permanent and nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council. Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump offered to mediate. “It is so terrible. I want to see them stop. They have done tit for tat. So, hopeful they can stop now. If I can do anything to help, I’ll be there,” he said. Following ‘Operation Sindoor’, PM chaired a Union Cabinet meeting. During the meeting, defence minister Rajnath Singh briefed the members regarding the strikes 2 pm PM Modi met President Droupadi Murmu and briefed her on Indian armed forces’ precision strikes at terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan PoK Union home minister Amit Shah held a virtual meeting with CMs and lieutenant governors of the states and the Union territories having borders with Pak and Nepal 5 pm Foreign secretary Vikram Misri met 13 envoys and representatives from UNSC member countries. During the meeting, Misri made it “unequivocally clear that while India’s strikes were proportional and focused solely on terrorist camps, any retaliatory action by Pakistan will promptly draw a decisive Indian response TN joins nation in hailing ‘Operation Sindoor’ E x p ress N e w s S er v i c e @ Chennai Leaders from across Tamil Nadu’s political landscape on Wednesday welcomed the Indian Armed Forces’ precision strikes on terror camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) carried out under Operation Sindoor following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Chief Minister M K Stalin was among the first to react, affirming Tamil Nadu’s support for the armed forces. In his message, he said, “Tamil Nadu stands with the Indian Army against terrorism. With our Army, for our nation. Tamil Nadu stands resolute.” Governor R N Ravi took to X to express his support for the military action, stating, “Bharat Mata Ki Jay... #OperationSindoor... Just the beginning.” AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said, “I commend the Armed Forces for their precise execution of Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan and PoK.”  P7 ‘Air strikes’ in defence drill Civil defence drills held in two places in TN involved two simulated air strikes. Over 500 personnel took part | P2 Camp that trained Kasab razed down M U K E S H R A N J A N @ New Delhi M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi nine some of the chosen E x p ress N e w s S er v i c e Several family members and close associates of Jaishe-Mohammed (JeM) founder Masood Azhar were killed in the precision airstrikes carried out by the India on Wednesday morning on terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir. According to Pakistan media reports, Masood Azhar released a statement admitting that 10 of his family members were killed. However, unconfirmed sources said that 14 people were killed in Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur. Indian forces on Wednesday confirmed that they have carried out 24 missile strikes on nine terror training camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir including Muridke, where 26/11 Mumbai terror attack operatives Ajmal Kasab and David Coleman Headley were trained. While briefing the media, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi presented video evidence of the destroyed camps, including footage from Muridke (LeT headquarters) and Bahawalpur (Jaish-e-Mohammad headquarters). @ New Delhi 1 Muzaffarabad: Located in PoK, 30 km from the LoC, it was a key LeT training facility. The recent Pahalgam attack was carried out by a terror module which was incubated at Sawai Nala Sawai Nala Camp It is so terrible. I want to see them stop. They have done tit for tat. Hopeful they can stop now Kishtwar 2 Muzaffarabad: A Jaish-eMohammad camp, it was being used as a staging area. It trained terrorists in weapons, explosives and jungle cum survival techniques for terror attacks in J&K syedna belal Camp chennai l thursday l may 08, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 18 l late city EDITION Pahalgam 3 Kotli: Located 30 km from LoC, it was the LeT base for operating in RajouriPoonch. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, 26/11 mastermind, frequented it for indoctrination and motivational speeches Gulpur Camp Islamabad Leh 4 Kotli: Located about 13 km from LoC, it was the nerve centre for training LeT suicide bombers. This camp had training infrastructure for about 50 terrorists Abbas Camp Kotli Srinagar ■ 5 Bhimber: Located 9 km from LoC, it was used for providing training to terrorists in weapon handling, IED making and jungle survival techniques Barnala Camp Mardan Peshawar CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI ■ Kupwara Bandipur Tithwal Baramula 6 Sialkot: Located about 6 km from the International Border. Terrorists who killed four J&K policemen in March 2025 were trained and launched from this camp Sarjal Camp Muzaffarabad