Operation Sindoor, May 7 -- India struck nine "terrorist camps" in Pakistan on Wednesday, accusing them of serving as indoctrination centres, training areas and launchpads, two weeks after an attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that New Delhi said was conducted by Pakistan-backed terrorists. Among the camps were Murdike Markaz, Markaz Taiba Camp and Markaz Subhan Camp.

Indian armed forces successfully struck nine terror targets-four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Let's take a look at why these camps were targeted.

According to an official statement by the Indian government, the Markaz Taiba camp, 25 km from the de facto border, was the headquarters of the ter...