New Delhi, May 8 -- Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who briefed the media on Wednesday alongside Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh on India's 'Operation Sindoor', is a multi-generation officer in the Army who imbibed the spirit of serving the nation from an early age.

During the briefing, the two women officers - Colonel Sofiya and Wing Commander Vyomika - flanked the foreign secretary on the dais, who delivered the opening statement from the government, hours after the Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) base Muridke.

Qureshi and Singh shared the names and details of the sites t...