The main focus of the attack was on the terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-both responsible for many deadly attacks in India over the last 30 years.

India targeted nine locations in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Gulpur, Bhimber, Chak Amru, Bagh, Kotli, Sialkot and Muzaffarabad.

In the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Army launched Operation Sindoor, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed, said an official statement from the Ministry of Defence.