Operation Sindoor: How India Executed Precision Strikes on Pakistan, PoK - and Why 9 Terror Hideouts Were Specifically Targeted

In the early hours of Wednesday, India launched a decisive tri-services operation - " Operation Sindoor " - targeting nine high-value terror hideouts across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Carried out entirely from Indian soil, the mission was a direct response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including one Nepali citizen. The strikes were described by the Ministry of Defence as "focused, measured, and non-escalatory," carefully calibrated to avoid Pakistani military installations.