New Delhi, May 8 -- It took just 25 minutes for India to unleash 24 missiles, which struck nine terror camps of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) under 'Operation Sindoor' in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). These camps trained 26/11 Mumbai attacks terrorist Ajmal Kasab and plotter David Coleman Headley. This is the first major cross-border retaliation since the Balakot airstrikes in 2019, marking a renewed Indian doctrine of proactive counter-terror response.

Among those killed are 14 family members of JeM chief Masood Azhar. Azhar was designated a global terrorist by the UN in 2019. He was released in the exchange of the 154 passengers following the hijacking of the Indian Airline...