Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Pakistan’s military spokesperson and Director General of ISPR, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has confirmed Indian missile strikes, stating that 24 impacts have been reported.
Addressing a press conference at 4:08 AM on Wednesday, Chaudhry said, “A total of 24 impacts have been reported by India, with different weapons.” He also confirmed that eight casualties had occurred so far.
According to the DG ISPR, four strikes were carried out in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East, near the Subhan mosque. The Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah is reportedly a stronghold of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and its founder, Maulana Masood Azhar. JeM has been responsible for several terrorist attacks in India, including the 2019 Pulwama attack. One mosque in the complex was reportedly destroyed.
Additional strikes were confirmed in Muzaffarabad near the Bilal mosque, and in Kotli, Muridke, Kotki Lohara in Sialkot, and near Shakargarh.
Earlier, while speaking to Sky News, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar denied any Pakistani involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack. He claimed that Pakistan itself was under regular assault by terrorists, saying, “We totally deny India’s allegations regarding terrorists.” However, he did not directly deny Pakistan’s historic associations with terror groups.
Meanwhile, sources told ANI that the Indian military’s strike on all nine intended targets was successful. The targets were specifically chosen to eliminate top leadership of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba due to their roles in organizing and funding terrorist operations in India.
Precision strike weapon systems from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force—including loitering munitions—were used during Operation Sindoor, which aimed at terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The coordinates for the strikes were provided by Indian intelligence agencies, and all operations were launched from within Indian territory.
Loitering munitions, a type of precision-guided weapon capable of hovering over a target area before striking, played a significant role in the operation.
India’s Ministry of Defence later confirmed the strikes, stating that Operation Sindoor targeted nine known terrorist camps in retaliation for the “barbaric” April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national. The ministry emphasized that the action was focused, measured, and non-escalatory, with no Pakistani military facilities struck.
India’s Consulate in New York Supports Operation
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): The Consulate General of India in New York released an official statement on social media reiterating India’s position on the missile strikes.
The statement began by noting the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 civilians, calling it “brutal and heinous.” It added, “India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors, and other evidence pointing toward the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack.”
India had expected Pakistan to act against the perpetrators, the consulate noted, but “instead, during the fortnight that has gone by, Pakistan has indulged in denial and made allegations of false flag operations against India.”
The consulate stressed that “India’s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible, and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic, or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted.”
According to the statement, shortly after the strikes, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval briefed U.S. NSA and Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the nature of the operations and the intelligence that prompted them.
International Response
Pakistan’s military confirmed the Indian strikes in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Bahawalpur. DG ISPR Lt Gen Chaudhry also said that all Pakistani Air Force jets were scrambled in response to the attacks.
Responding to the developments, U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday, “We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval. Just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen… I hope it ends very quickly.”
India’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that the operation was a response to the Pahalgam attack, calling it a retaliatory strike on terror camps, not a military confrontation with the Pakistani state.
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