Opinion | Islamabad Caught Napping As India Destroys Pakistan’s Terror Infra With Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor has served a notice to the enemies of peace, and to the global community that India will protect its people, by any means necessary
India was supposed to hold nationwide war preparedness drills on Wednesday. The sirens, however, wailed throughout Pakistan on Tuesday night—from Muzaffarabad to Bahawalpur, and from Rawalpindi to Muridke. On target were Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists, the madrasas they use for indoctrination, and the infrastructure they use to train terrorists. India specifically chose to target the nerve centres of terrorism in Pakistan. In a major show of force, for example, India has successfully targeted the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Bahawalpur.
India conducted precision airstrikes across nine terror targets in Pakistan. Importantly, India made it clear that no Pakistani military installations were targeted—just the nerve centres of terrorism that had fuelled cross-border bloodshed for decades. The strikes were carried out without violating Pakistani airspace, showcasing not only technological precision but also strategic restraint.
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Pakistan, however, is promising to hit back. This time, the radical Generals cannot lie to the public and claim Indian strikes never took place. The fact is, India’s attack on terror targets across Pakistan is now on tape. It woke the Pakistani awaam from their sleep. It reverberated across the length and breadth of Pakistan. Everyone in the world is seeing how India wages a war on terrorism.
And the message from New Delhi is unmissable: there is no room for ambiguity anymore. The terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people was not going to go unanswered. For too long, Pakistan’s military establishment has operated under the illusion that they can keep bleeding India with a thousand cuts, without facing the consequences on their own soil. Operation Sindoor has shattered that illusion.
What sets this operation apart is not just its scale, but its clarity of intent. These weren’t symbolic fireworks. This was India dismantling the operational architecture of terror, hitting training camps, weapons depots, and ideological nerve centres. By striking deep into Pakistan’s territory—without even crossing its airspace—India also demonstrated a new level of military sophistication. This was surgical in every sense, both technologically and diplomatically.
This time, India did not hold back. The Modi government did not bow to Western opinion, for no appeals for global understanding are more important than the blood of those innocent tourists who Pakistani terrorists killed. India acted in its sovereign interest, and let the world catch up after it had struck Pakistan. The result? A global audience now sees the reality of Pakistan’s double game. While Islamabad pleads victimhood, the footage of these strikes tells another story—of a state unwilling to act against terror groups thriving under its very nose.
Pakistan’s military, predictably, has gone into damage control. Claims of downed Indian jets and accidental strikes on civilian infrastructure have begun to trickle out. But the larger truth can no longer be denied. From social media videos to eyewitness accounts, the Pakistani public knows what happened—and perhaps for the first time in decades, they’re asking why their own state continues to host these militant enterprises at such great cost.
For India, Operation Sindoor is a pivot. It marks a shift from offensive defence to extraordinarily assertive deterrence. Tonight, India has signalled to the world that Indian restraint should never be mistaken for weakness. The Modi government has, once again, shown that when red lines are crossed, India will respond on its own terms—without blinking, and without waiting for global permission slips. After all, a lot has changed between 26/11 and 2025.
India is prepared to fight the good fight against terrorism. As Pakistan scrambles to respond militarily, India has activated Operation Abhyaas—a nationwide civil defence preparedness drill spanning over 240 districts. Air raid sirens, evacuation rehearsals, and blackout drills are now part of India’s strategic posture. This is not just preparation for war; it’s a clear warning: India is ready for every eventuality, and it will not be caught off guard.
Critics may ask whether this is the start of a new military escalation between two nuclear powers. But the real question is—how long can India tolerate a neighbour that hosts, trains, and funds terrorist networks with impunity? Operation Sindoor was not a declaration of war on Pakistan. It was a declaration of war on terrorism.
With this decisive response, India has reclaimed the initiative. It has redrawn the rules of engagement. It has reminded the world that terrorism will not be countered with hashtags, dossiers, and diplomatic notes alone. Sometimes, it must be met with missiles. Operation Sindoor has avenged Pahalgam. More importantly, it has served notice—to the enemies of peace, and to the global community—that India will protect its people, by any means necessary.
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