PoK Doda Udhampur Jammu Samba SIALKOT INDIA 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 “Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in A fortnight after the horrific Pa- nature. No Pakistani military fahalgam massacre that shook up cilities have been targeted. India the nation like never before, India has demonstrated considerable launched Operation Sindoor in restraint in selection of targets the wee hours of Wednesday hit- and method of execution,” the de, ting nine terrorist sites in Paki- fence ministry statement stated. stan and Pakistan-Occupied These steps came in the wake Kashmir (PoK). of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorThe “precision strikes” by mis- ist attack in which 25 Indians and siles were against the terror in- a Nepali citizen were gunned frastructure alone in Pakistan. down. “We are living up to the An of ficial, who commitment that spoke on condition those responsible of anonymity, said for this attack will Prime Minister be held accountaNarendra Modi ble,” the ministry Prime Minister monitored the opsaid. Narendra Modi eration against PaSenior Indian ofhails the armed kistan through the ficials later briefed forces for night. their counterparts targeted strikes The camps that at terror camps in in a number of faced Indian fury in Pakistan and PoK countries, includPakistan across the ing the US, the UK, International BorSaudi Arabia, UAE der were Markaz Subhan Allah at and Russia on the attack. Bahawalpur, Markaz Taiba at National Security Advisor Ajit Murdike, and Mehmoona Joya Doval spoke to his US counterpart and Sarjal at Tehra Kalan in and Secretary of State Marco RuSialkot. bio, briefing him on the Indian The other five were inside the actions. PoK across the Line of Control The operation was jointly con(LoC) — the Markaz Abbas in Ko- ducted by the Army and the Air tli and Syedna Bilal camp in Muz- Force with the Indian Navy on affarabad (all of the banned Jaish- high alert as their warships were e-Mohammed), Markaz Ahle positioned into the international Hadith at Barnala and Sawai Nal- waters so as to respond if la camp also at Muzaffarabad (all required. of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba) and On the details of the weaponry Markaz Raheel Shahid in Kotli (of utilised, while the sources did not the banned Hizbul Mujahideen). provide specific information, they Strikes kill 10 family members of Masood Azhar M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi M U K E S H R A N J A N @ New Delhi 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 confirmed that “standoff ” weapons were used. Rafale jets are equipped with Scalp and Hammer missiles, both capable of being launched from a standoff distance. The Scalp is an air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 250 km, while the Hammer is designed for precision ground strikes from long distances. For its part, Pakistan claimed 31 civilian casualties — 26 from India apprises China, key world powers on calibrated response J AYA N T H J A C O B @ New Delhi FOLLOWING precision strikes on nine terror camps under ‘Operation Sindoor’, 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 25-minute operation 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 prevent and deter further terror attacks from Pakistan, highlighting that the strikes were targeted, measured, and nonescalatory.Doval briefed them India has no intent to escalate, but will ‘retaliate resolutely’ if Pak does so Ajit Doval, NSA on the “method of execution” of the operation, emphasising restraint and precision to avoid civilian casualties. During his call with Wang, Doval said that India has no plans to escalate tensions with Pakistan but is well prepared to “retaliate resolutely” if Islamabad does so. In a parallel diplomatic push, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed his counterparts from many countries including Spain, Germany, France, and Qatar. Separately, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri also briefed the envoys of 13 permanent and nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council. missile attacks and five due to artillery attack along the LoC. Indiscriminate artillery fire from Pakistan hit the civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar sectors, killing at least 12 people, including a woman and two minor girls. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack as a “heinous act of aggression”, saying, “a resolute response is already underway .” Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh | PTI WOMEN POWER IN FULL DISPLAY India displayed it ‘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 | P7 CM salutes armed forces; Guv, Naveen hail ‘Op Sindoor’ EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bhubaneswar CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday praised the Indian armed forces for their commendable efforts in ‘Operation Sindoor.’ Briefing mediapersons, the chief minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and taken strong steps to combat it. Operation Sindoor is a testament to this commitment, he said. Majhi further said, “In our tradition ‘Sindoor’ symbolises sacrifice and determination. The Indian soldiers have consistently demonstrated their dedication to upholding these values.” The CM said terrorism will not be tolerated under any circumstance and firm action will continue under the Modi government. Taking to his X handle, the Chief Minister said, “India stands united. Salute to our brave Armed Forces for the precision and resolve shown in #OperationSindoor. Every strike on terror is a message - we will not tolerate threats to our sovereignty .” Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati lauded India’s strike against terror. He lauded ‘#OperationSindoor as a stellar demonstration of the valour, strategic precision, and unwavering dedication of our Armed Forces’ on his X handle. Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik also hailed the armed forces for the success of ‘Opera- In our tradition ‘Sindoor’ symbolises sacrifice and determination. The Indian soldiers have consistently demonstrated their dedication to upholding these values Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister tion Sindoor.’ “I have been informed that the Indian Armed Forces have been successful in the operation against terrorists. I congratulate them with all my heart,” Naveen told mediapersons at New Delhi. Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan hailed ‘Operation Sindoor’ and said India has driven the terrorists to ground as promised and avenged the killing of innocent tourists at Pahalgam. Praising the valour and courage of the armed forces, Pradhan said the operation is a reflection of a strong and empowered India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The country has again shown the world its policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, he added. Hailing ‘Operation Sindoor’, senior BJP leader and deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said it stands as a resolute declaration of India’s zero tolerance towards terror. “With prec i s i o n a n d u n w ave r i n g determination, our brave Armed Forces have neutralised nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, sending a clear message that threats to our sovereignty will never be allowed to persist,” CONTINUED ON P5 he added. 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 JeM founder 10 of his fam- Masood Azhar ily members— his elder sister and husband, a nephew and wife, a niece and five children—were killed. However, unconfir med sources said that 14 people were killed in Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur. According to intelligence sources, over 80 terrorists were neutralised in the coordinated strikes by Indian forces, with the most intense operations being in JeM’s Bahawalpur headquarters and at Lashkar-e-Taiba’s main centre in Muridke, where 2530 terrorists were killed at each of the locations. It is also reported that a close aide of Azhar and his mother, and two other close associates were also killed in the Indian strikes. NINE ALL IN A DAY 11 AM 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 chief ministers and lieutenant governors of the states and the Union territories having borders with Pakistan and Nepal. Shah also talked to Directors General (DGs) of the BSF and SSB asked them to keep the forces on high alert and cancel all leaves of their personnel 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’s a shame. They have been fighting for many, many decades... I just hope it ends very quickly THE CHOSEN 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 BHIMBER SAMBALPUR  THURSDAY  MAY 08, 2025  `9.00  PAGES 12  CITY EDITION Kishtwar 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 GULPUR Pahalgam 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 Poonch Badgam 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 Islamabad Leh 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 KOTLI Srinagar ■ 7 SIALKOT: Located 12 km from IB, this was a key training facility of Hizbul Mujahideen. Was used as the control centre to revive terror in Kathua and Jammu region MEHMOONA JOYA 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 8 MURIDKE: Located 25 km from IB, it was the LeT HQ. Terrorists Ajmal Kasab and David Coleman Headley involved in 26/11 were trained here MARKAZ TOIBA MUZAFFARABAD 9 BAHAWALPUR: Located around 100 km from IB, it was Jaish-e-Mohammad’s HQ. Was frequented by Masood Azhar who issued directions to the cadre from this camp MARKAZ SUBHAN Kalam