As India struck terror targets in Pakistan, the family of Syed Adil Hussain Shah - a local from Kashmir - who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack has hailed the Indian Army and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Expressing their satisfaction, they have said that the root cause of terrorism should be uprooted and thsi strike have avenged the death of 26 people who were killed in Baisaran Valley

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Speaking to the news agency ANI, Syed Adil Hussain Shah's father, " We are delighted that the killing of those 26 Pahalgam victims including my son, has been avenged. I thank the government. Security forces and the government took revenge...in the future, no one should lose their lives like this...we had confidence in PM Modi, we trust the government and the Indian government...we got justice today."

Syed Adil Hussain Shah's brother said, " I thank our security forces, PM Modi, central govt and state govt for taking such a good step...they have avenged the death of those innocent people...we feel proud of our govt, we had faith in them..."

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Operation Sindoor

The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, carrying out a series of precision strikes targeting nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Ministry of Defence confirmed the strikes early Wednesday, calling them a “focused, measured and non-escalatory” response to the recent attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where terrorists brutally killed 26 civilians after identifying and segregating them.

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Politicians across the spectrum have reacted to India's operation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed national pride, with the slogan, "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India's zero-tolerance stance against terrorism. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was watching and monitoring when the Indian Armed Forces launched "Operation Sindoor.

The Defence Ministry also said that no Pakistani military facilities were hit, "reflecting India’s calibrated and non-escalatory approach." "This operation underscores India’s resolve to hold perpetrators accountable while avoiding unnecessary provocation," the Defence Ministry statement added.

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Pahalgam terror attack

A terror attack on April 22 in Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district killed 26 tourists. An offshoot of the banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - The Resistance Front (TRF) - claimed responsibility for the attack. However, they retracted their statement on April 26, claiming that its social media was compromised. 

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After the attack, India launched a series of actions against Pakistan. The Indian government put into abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled its diplomats, called back Indian officials from Islamabad, and closed the Attari border, its airspace for Pakistani flights and ships, parcels and imports from Pakistan. New Delhi has also blocked the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani cricketers and celebrities. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, "I say to the whole world. India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth." World leaders have urged both countries to exercise restraint but have also sided with India in its fight against terror.

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