India’s bold counter-offensive, ‘Operation Sindoor’, executed in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, has proven to be far more extensive than previously admitted by Indian authorities.
India initially confirmed strikes on nine high-value terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), but a recently accessed Pakistani military dossier now reveals that Indian forces targeted at least eight additional sites during the operation.
New Locations Revealed
The dossier, part of Pakistan’s internal Operation ‘Bunyan un Marsoos’, includes detailed maps indicating Indian strikes on key cities such as Peshawar, Jhang, Hyderabad in Sindh, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Bahawalnagar, Attock, and Chor.
These locations were absent from public disclosures by the Indian Air Force or the Director General of Military Operations, highlighting a deliberate strategy by New Delhi to keep operational details classified.
India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ after terrorists linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba killed 26 civilians, including a Nepali national, in the Pahalgam attack.
The operation aimed to destroy terror infrastructure and signal India’s commitment to a proactive counter-terror doctrine.
Initial targets included known centres such as the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar camp in Muridke.
Defence experts suggest that the revelation of deeper incursions reflects a calculated shift in India’s military approach, using Pakistan’s own internal findings to validate operational success.
The inclusion of military and dual-use installations in Indian targeting underscores a broader intent to deter cross-border militancy through sustained, targeted precision strikes.
Escalation & Ceasefire
Following India’s strikes, Pakistan responded with drone and missile attacks on Indian civilian and military targets.
In turn, India launched strikes on 11 Pakistani air bases, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Sukkur, and Sialkot.
This intense three-day escalation reportedly caused substantial damage, prompting Pakistan to seek a ceasefire—a move widely viewed as a signal of the scale of losses suffered.
The Indian government has reaffirmed that Operation Sindoor marks a turning point in its counter-terror strategy.
Officials describe it as the ‘new normal’—where any large-scale terror attack originating from Pakistani soil will be met with decisive military retaliation.
The Pakistani military dossier inadvertently affirms India’s claims of a wide-ranging, surgical counter-strike campaign under Operation Sindoor.
The revelations not only highlight the depth of India’s preparedness but also signal a clear shift in India’s security doctrine—one that now embraces overt precision responses to trans-border terrorism.
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