India-Pakistan Conflict: Indian Forces Launch ‘Operation Sindoor’ Against Terrorist Infrastructure
India’s armed forces have launched "Operation Sindoor" and targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Ministry of Defence clarified that the sites targeted were where terrorist attacks against India were planned and directed.
According to sources, the details of the terrorists killed in the Indian strikes on May 7 in Operation Sindoor were:
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Mudassar Khadian Khas, alias Mudassar, Abu Jundal
- Khas was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and was in charge of Markaz Taiba, Muridke. He received a guard of honour at his funeral from the Pakistan Army, with wreaths laid by the Pak Army Chief and the Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz. His funeral prayer was held in a government school, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf of JuD. A serving Lt. General of the Pakistan Army and the IG of Punjab Police attended the prayer ceremony.
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Hafiz Muhammad Jameel
- Jameel was affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and was the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar. He was in charge of Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur. Sources say he was actively involved in radical indoctrination of youth and fundraising for Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, alias Ustad Ji, Mohd Salim, and Ghosi Sahab
- Azhar was affiliated with JeM and was the brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar. He handled weapons training for JeM and was involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir. He was wanted in the IC-814 hijacking case.
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Khalid, alias Abu Akasha
- Khalid was affiliated with LeT and was involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. He was engaged in weapons smuggling from Afghanistan. His funeral was held in Faisalabad, attended by senior Pakistani Army officials and the Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad.
- Mohammad Hassan Khan
- Khan was affiliated with JeM and was the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, operational commander of JeM in PoK. He played a key role in coordinating terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Operation Sindoor
The Defence Ministry informed that nine sites were targeted, stating, "Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution." These steps came after the Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed.
