Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1746780834.webp
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply following a series of military confrontations, marking the most severe standoff since the Kargil conflict in 1999. The catalyst was a deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 Indian tourists.
India attributed the attack to Pakistan-based groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, and launched 'Operation Sindoor', a coordinated strike targeting nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Muzaffarabad on May 7.
Utilizing Rafale jets equipped with SCALP missiles and AASM Hammer bombs, th...