Updated 21 May 2025 at 05:27 IST
Poonch: An Indian Army officer lashed out at Pakistan for targeting civilians in the border regions knowing that they don't have the might to take on the Indian Army, during heightened tensions with India in wake of Pahalgam terror attack and India's response to it under Operation Sindoor.
Continuing to condemn Pakistan's ceasefire violations during Operation Sindoor, the Army officer stated, “Pakistan unilaterally broke the ceasefire understanding that was there between both the armies. They indiscriminately started firing and engaging the forward posts. They also targeted innocent civilians living in Poonch... Poonch has been at a confluence of all the religions... The enemy understood the harmony that existed in Poonch, and it was purely by design that, within 20 minutes, everything unfolded. This shows the utter lack of professionalism in the Pakistan Army. They have got no might to fight the Indian Army, so this is what they can do best... Operation Sindoor is still on and we continue to remain alert and vigilant."
He further emphasised the strategic approach of the Indian forces saying, “We undergo round-the-clock training. As the saying goes, 'The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war.' Our target selection was well thought out, and we focused on locations used by terrorists. Given the losses suffered by the enemy this time, they will not dare to repeat the same mistake. All terror launchpads are under surveillance.”
The officer also provided insight into how Indian forces monitor enemy activities across forward areas adding the surveillance systems enable continuous monitoring of enemy movements during Operation Sindoor, facilitating rapid response and targeting.
Indian armed forces launched precision airstrikes targeting 9 nine terror camps and hideouts inside Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the intervening night of May 6-7 eliminating over 100 terrorists affiliated to various terror camps and reducing their terror infrastructure to rubble.
But Pakistanis didn't learn any lessons and once again tried to escalate the situation with India by violating the ceasefire, targeting civilians and launching swarm drone and missile attack, aiming to target Indian military and civilian infrastructure, situated near the international border and Line of Control (LoC).
However, Pakistan failed terribly while attempting to target Indian cities as a strong, modern and robust air defence system neutralised hundreds of drones and missile attack launched by Pakistan.
India not only neutralised Pakistan's drone attack but also bombed multiple airbases including critically important Nur Khan in Rawalpindi.
After being badly hit by India, Pakistan went down on knees and requested for a ceasefire and cessation of firing.
The Indian Armed Forces have temporarily halted Operation Sindoor but is monitoring Pakistan's action very carefully as any misadventure will be responded strongly.
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Published 20 May 2025 at 19:25 IST