At least 35 Pakistani soldiers were killed between May 7 and 10 along the Line of Control (LoC), India’s Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, said. The fatalities were reported during increased exchanges after Pakistan’s military violated Indian airspace, leading India to retaliate with heavier weapons.
Speaking to the media on Sunday, Lt. Gen. Ghai explained Indian forces targeted terror-related locations accurately while being careful not to inflict harm on civilians. “Our operations were centered on destroying terror infrastructure. As soon as Pakistan escalated with aerial intrusions and attacked our military infrastructure, we retaliated with more firepower, resulting in substantial Pakistani casualties, which are continuing to be estimated,” he explained.
He observed that Pakistani airfields and ammunition depots were bombed in waves but were successfully neutralized by Indian defenses. “Some of their installations came under repeated aerial bombing, all of which were foiled by our fighting forces,” Ghai added.
He asserted that India continued to adhere to its policy of not causing civilian casualties and attacking only terrorist camps, on the basis of intelligence inputs. Intelligence agencies authenticated that various terror camps were present in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and in Punjab province of Pakistan.
One of those hubs is Muridke in Pakistan’s Sheikhupura district, known for years as the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Ghai reminded everyone that this place was linked with terrorists Ajmal Kasab and David Headley who were involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Ghai reiterated that Operation Sindoor was undertaken with a well-defined mandate: hit terrorism but not conflict unnecessarily. He concluded by stating that the armed forces continue to watch out and be committed to ensuring regional peace while protecting India’s sovereignty.
