Operation Sindoor unleashed 24 missiles in 25 minutes: Vikram Misri

It took just 25 minutes for India to unleash 24 missiles that struck nine locations and killed 70 people in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has said. 

The strikes, which lasted from 1:05 AM to 1:30 AM on May 7, were carried out jointly by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force under the codename Operation Sindoor, Misri said at a press briefing in New Delhi on Wednesday. 

Flanked by Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Misri said the operation was a "measured and proportionate" response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. That assault, attributed to Pakistan-based terror groups, claimed the lives of 26 people, including one Nepali national, and left many others injured.

NDTV reports that the missile strikes targeted facilities in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bahawalpur, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal, all areas long suspected by intelligence agencies of harbouring terrorist camps. These sites were believed to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), two terror groups responsible for multiple attacks in India over the years.

Of the nine locations hit, five were in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and four were within mainland Pakistan. Bahawalpur, notably, has been a known stronghold of JeM. Muzaffarabad and Bhimber had previously been identified by Indian security agencies as transit and logistics points for infiltration into Kashmir.

According to a statement by the Indian government, all strikes achieved their objectives. UAV reconnaissance confirmed the destruction of command centres, training camps, arms depots, and staging facilities. While the operation was extensive, no Pakistani military installations were targeted.