Defence Minister on Sunday said that Pakistan “not only targeted civilian areas in India but also attempted to attack temples, gurdwaras and churches”.
“We never targeted their civilians,” he said while virtually inaugurating the BrahMos Missile complex in Uttar Pradesh. “With valour and bravery, Indian armed forces displayed restraint and gave a befitting reply by targeting other locations in Pakistan.”
The minister’s remarks came a day after an agreement between India and Pakistan to put an end to four days of military tensions that escalated on May 7 when the carried out strikes – codenamed – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The strikes were in response to the , which killed 26 persons on April 22.
The Pakistan Army to Indian strikes by repeatedly shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Sunday, Singh said that Operation Sindoor was not just a military operation but also “a symbol of India’s political, social and strategic willpower”.
Expressing gratitude to the Indian armed forces, he said that Operation Sindoor was launched to “demolish terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan.
“We not only targeted military bases near the border but the reverberation of Indian armed forces was heard even in Rawalpindi where the headquaters of Pakistani Army...
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