After Operation Sindoor, India’s fast and surgical counteratrics, after the Pahalgam terror attack, the government and the safety establishment were the result of a detailed plan in the last two weeks. The goal was to break the backbone of terrorist organizations working with Pakistan, while not harming military establishments and keeping civil casualties at least. The result was a calibrated strike against the campus associated with Lashkar-e-Tabiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The 25 -minute attack ended 70 terrorists and 60 others were injured.
There is a time -line of India’s retaliation here
22 April: The operator of twenty five tourists and a Kashmiri pony operator was murdered in cold blood in Pahalgam’s Besaran Valley. Tourists were getting a fun time when the shots rang. He was scored, his religion was asked and shot dead in front of his families. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a visit to Saudi Arabia, reduced his journey and returned. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Kashmir and reviewed security reviews with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
23 April: In its first step against Pakistan, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty and closed the integrated check post in the attic. The government said that Pakistani citizens will not be allowed to travel to India under the SAARC Visa Rebate Scheme Visa. Later, visa services were suspended to Pakistani citizens. New Delhi also reduced Pakistan’s diplomatic staff in India and set a week limit of a week to release Pakistan’s Defense Advisers.
24 April: Speaking at a meeting in Bihar, Prime Minister Modi said that India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their supporters. The Prime Minister said about the Pahalgam tragedy, “From Kargil to Kanyakumari, there is grief and anger. The attack was not only on innocent tourists; the enemies of the country have shown adventurous to attack India’s soul.” He said that the terrorists who carried out the attack and who plotted it will “get a punishment that they cannot imagine”.
April 25: The government convened a unanimous meeting and informed 15 political parties about the Pahalgam tragedy and how India is ready to respond. Leaders who cut the party lines in party lines, including Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress chief Mallikrajun Kharge, assured the government full support in any action to avenge the terrorist strike.
29 April: Prime Minister Modi presided over a meeting with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan and Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force. Sources said that the Prime Minister told those forces that they had complete operational freedom to take the mode, target and time decision of India’s response.
May 5: The Union Home Ministry directed the states and center areas to drill civil defense on 7 May. Mock drills, which are being conducted today, will include training to respond to air red warning sirens, blackouts and withdrawal exercises. While Pahalgam was not mentioned in the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, time left no place for interpretation.
6 May: The United Nations Security Council organized a closed door counseling on the situation at the request of Islamabad. The messengers called for a de-size and asked Pakistan to see difficult questions, it was learned. Sources said that during the meeting, the Pahalgam terror attack was condemned and the story of Pakistan’s “false flag” was rejected.
7 May: Between 1.05 am and 1.30 pm, India carried out 24 accurate missile attacks at nine places in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. According to government sources, 70 terrorists were abolished and more than 60 were injured. No military targets were killed. Pakistan said nine citizens had died, but sources in the Government of India said that the collateral damage was kept minimum.
