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 gunned down. “We are living up to the commitment that those A fortnight after the horrific Pa- responsible for this attack will halgam massacre that shook up be held accountable,” it said. the nation like never before, InSenior Indian officials later dia launched Operation Sindoor briefed their counterparts in a in the wee hours of Wednesday number of countries, including , hitting nine terrorist sites in the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Pakistan-Occu- UAE and Russia on the attack. pied Kashmir (PoK). National Security Advisor The “precision strikes” by Ajit Doval spoke to his US counmissiles were against the terror terpart and Secretary of State infrastructure alone in Paki- Marco Rubio, briefing him on stan. An official, who spoke on the Indian actions. condition of anonymity, said The operation was jointly Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted by the Army and the monitored the Air Force with operation against the Indian Navy Pakistan through on high alert as the night. their warships The camps that were positioned Prime Minister faced Indian fury into the internaNarendra Modi in Pakistan tional waters so hails the armed across the Interas to respond if forces for national Border required. targeted strikes at terror camps in w e r e M a rk a z On the details Pakistan and PoK of the weaponry Subhan Allah at B a h a w a l p u r, utilised, while Markaz Taiba at the sources did Murdike, and Mehmoona Joya not provide specific informaand Sarjal at Tehra Kalan in tion, they confir med that Sialkot. The other five were in- “standoff ” weapons were used. side the PoK across the LoC — Rafale jets are equipped with the Markaz Abbas in Kotli and Scalp and Hammer missiles, Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaf- both capable of being launched farabad (all of the banned Jaish- from a standoff distance. The e-Mohammed), Markaz Ahle Scalp is an air-launched cruise Hadith at Barnala and Sawai missile with a range of up to 250 Nalla camp also at Muzaffara- km, while the Hammer is debad (all of banned Lashkar-e- signed for precision ground Toiba) and Markaz Raheel Sha- strikes from long distances. hid in Kotli (of the banned For its part, Pakistan claimed Hizbul Mujahideen). 31 civilian casualties — 26 from “Our actions have been fo- missile attacks and five due to cused, measured and non-esca- artillery attack along the LoC. latory in nature. No Pakistani Indiscriminate artillery fire military facilities have been tar- from Pakistan hit the civilian geted. India has demonstrated areas in Poonch and Tangdhar considerable restraint in selec- sectors, killing at least 12 peotion of targets and method of ple, including a woman and two execution,” the defence minis- minor girls. Pakistan Prime try statement stated. Minister Shehbaz Sharif conThese steps came in the wake demned the attack as a “heinous of the barbaric Pahalgam ter- act of aggression”, saying, “a rorist attack in which 25 Indi- resolute response is already ans and a Nepali citizen were underway .” 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 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 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 non-escalatoIndia has no intent to escalate, but will ‘retaliate resolutely’ if Pak does so Ajit Doval, NSA ry.Doval briefed them 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 non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. 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 at 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.”  P5 ‘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’s a shame. They have been fighting for many, many decades... I just hope it ends very quickly 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 villupuram l thursday l may 08, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l 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