Air Marshal AK Bharti stated on Monday that the purpose of Operation Sindoor was to target terrorists, and not to engage with the Pakistan Military or Pakistani civilians.
Addressing a press briefing, Air Marshal Bharti emphasised that the Indian Armed Forces' fight was solely against terrorists and their support networks, not the Pakistani military.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday thanked all three services for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan and said that Mumbai is the financial capital and the state government needs to be "fully alert", as the city was earlier targeted by terrorists in 2008.
Sambit Patra stated that Bahawalpur, which was the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad, is a place where Indian forces entered and attacked. He emphasised that Bahawalpur is a place where the USA could not even send its drones.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Indian Army for killing over 100 terrorists using missiles under Operation Sindoor and said that if Pakistan violates the cessation of hostilities, Indian forces will give a "befitting reply" to them.
Funeral of killed terrorists in Muridke, like LeT Commander Abdul Rauf, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by US Treasury, was carried out in Pakistan.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the state administration continues to crack down on the sympathisers of terrorists and arrested three more persons.
The IDF's (Israel Defense Forces) Nahal Infantry Brigade completed a mission after operating for the past three months in Judea and Samaria, during which time they arrested more than 100 wanted terrorists, conducted numerous searches in the area, and located and confiscated dozens of weapons
"Operation Sindoor was started to fight against terrorism. The operation will be continued and we will hit wherever they (terrorists) hide...Operation Sindoor is on and this is a powerful message...A free hand has been given by PM Modi to the armed forces and to retaliate with full force," f
"The activities that have been going on for the last 3-4 days are no less than a war. Under normal circumstances, the air forces of the countries do not fly in the air and attack each other...Under normal circumstances, infiltration across the Line of Control is done by terrorists. We have i
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a key Khalistani operative Kashmir Singh Galwaddi associated with foreign-based Babbar Khalsa terrorists Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda and one of the hardened criminals who had escaped during the Nabha jail break in 2016.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on May 1 spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and made it clear that "India will hit the terrorists in Pakistan" after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, the sources said.