Srinagar, May 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the Indian Armed Forces for Operation Sindoor's success and said that their valour brought Pakistan to its knees.

He said that the government gave the forces free hand to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed on April 22.

"On April 22, terrorists removed the Sindoor from the foreheads of our sisters after asking about their religion. The bullets were fired in Pahalgam, but 140 crore Indians felt the pain. Every Indian had committed that terrorists will be given bigger punishment than their imagination. We fulfilled the resolve due to your blessings and the courage of our armed forces. Our government gave free hand to all three armed forces. Th...