New Delhi bore witness to a unified national response as India's prominent sporting and film personalities lauded 'Operation Sindoor,' a series of precision missile strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces. In the early hours of Wednesday, these strikes effectively targeted and dismantled critical terrorist infrastructure across nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Key objectives included the strongholds of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke, unequivocally demonstrating India's unwavering commitment to counter cross-border terrorism.

This decisive military action served as a direct and potent retaliation to the egregious terror attack that occurred on April 22 in Pahalgam, where 26 innocent individuals, predominantly tourists, were mercilessly gunned down. The barbaric nature of this incident provoked widespread condemnation and outrage both within India and internationally. Following the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 29, convened a high-level meeting with top defense brass, during which he granted the armed forces