India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed that “Operation Sindoor,” launched against Pakistan earlier this week, remains ongoing, adding that it would be inappropriate to provide detailed briefings on each incident due to the sensitivity of the situation. His remarks came during an all-party meeting convened to update political leaders on the operation.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, speaking after the meeting, said that all parties expressed their support for the armed forces and congratulated them on the operation. “We will support the government and armed forces,” Rijiju stated. No immediate reaction was issued by Pakistan in response to Singh’s statement.
The high-level political discussions in New Delhi come amid heightened tensions following India’s announcement on Tuesday that it had conducted air and missile strikes on what it described as “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites inside Pakistan.
Indian officials defended the strikes as acts of self-defense, aimed at deterring further cross-border attacks. The Pakistani military, meanwhile, reported that 31 people were killed in the Indian strikes, including civilians, and confirmed incidents of cross-border shelling in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
On the Indian side, officials said 13 civilians and one soldier were killed along the Line of Control in Kashmir during the recent escalation. The latest tensions follow the deadly April 22 attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 dead. India blamed Pakistan for orchestrating the attack, a charge Islamabad has denied, calling for an impartial international investigation.
In response to the strikes, Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian aircraft and 25 Harop drones, describing the drone attacks as a “serious provocation.” Pakistan’s military spokesman stated that one civilian was killed and four soldiers injured in the drone incidents, and vowed that Pakistan would retaliate if such actions continued.
