India’s Operation Sindoor that started in the early hours of May 7 this year has important lessons for terrorists, Pakistan, Turkey, China and India.

The mission’s objective was to dismantle terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan. The operation extended beyond border military posts, targeting and destroying locations deep inside Pakistani territory. This level of destruction aimed to create a significant psychological impact on terrorists and their supporters, demonstrating that no location is now beyond reach.

2. The Pakistani military and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) are not always capable of protecting them from Indian action.

3. Key leaders and heads of terrorist organisations suffered personal losses, experiencing the consequences of their own violence.

4. High Value Targets (HVTs) or notorious terrorists were neutralised. The Government of India (GoI) released the names of five such HVTs:

(a) Mudassar Khadian Khas alias Mudassar alias Abu Jundal

Affiliation: Lashkar-e-Taiba

Role: In-charge of Markaz Taiba, Muridke

He was given a guard of honour at his funeral by the Pakistan Army. Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Pakistan Army Chief and the Chief Minister of Punjab (Maryam Nawaz). His funeral prayer was conducted in a government school, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf of Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (JuD), a designated global terrorist organization. Sky News reports corroborated that Markaz Taiba in Muridke was utilized by Lashkar-e-Taiba for training terrorists.

(b) Hafiz Muhammed Jameel

Affiliation: Jaish-e-Mohammed

He was the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar and in-charge of Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur; he was actively involved in the radical indoctrination of youth and fundraising for JeM.

(c) Mohammad Yusuf Azhar alias Ustad Ji alias Mohd Salim........

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