Operation Sindoor: Full List, Pictures, Details of Terror Camps, Launchpads India Targeted in Pak, PoK

Operation Sindoor: In a powerful retaliatory operation named Operation Sindoor, Indian missiles struck 9 terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) late on Tuesday, days after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Targets Hit in the Operation

According to the report, Indian armed forces targeted 15 terror launchpads and camps, all of which were believed to house active militants trained for infiltration. The key sites included areas in:

Lipa Valley

Athmuqam

Tejian

Tattapani

Leepa Sector

Bagh Sector

Nikial Sector

Kotli Sector

Hajira Sector

Battal Sector

Rawalakot

These regions are notorious for harboring Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen operatives under the support of Pakistan’s ISI.

The document provides satellite images and grid coordinates confirming the existence and structure of these camps. 

Launchpads

These are small, heavily guarded hideouts near the LoC used for staging infiltration attempts. Notable launchpads were identified in:

Leepa Valley (4 launchpads)

Kotli Sector (3 launchpads)

Terrorist Training Camps

These camps provide weapon, terrain, and ideological training. Camps in Athmuqam, Tejian, and Tattapani are specifically mentioned as major training hubs.

Logistics and Ammunition Dumps

Photos reveal concealed bunkers containing weapons, ammunition, and communication equipment in Nikial and Rawalakot sectors.

Days Of Calculated Preparation at 7 LKM

April 23: PM Modi chaired the first Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meet 

April 29: Meeting held with the tri-services chiefs

April 29: Armed forces were granted full operational freedom by PM Modi to avenge the bloodbath in Pahalgam after discussions with tri-service chiefs 

April 30: PM Modi chaired the second Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meet

May 3: Indian Navy chief met PM Modi

May 4: Indian Air Force chief met PM Modi

May 5: PM Modi met NSA Ajit Doval and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh

May 5: India announced civil defence mock drills

May 6: PM Modi met NSA Ajit Doval again

May 7: India carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’

‘Justice Served’

Within minutes of the operation, the Indian Army posted a strong message on X: “Justice Served.” The Ministry of Defence too released a statement disclosing the successful ‘Operation Sindoor’ against the Pakistani terror bases ‘from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed’.  

“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,” the statement read.