Where did India hit Pakistan? Mapping Operation Sindoor and border strikes
Pakistan says India’s missile attacks on six locations killed at least eight people and wounded more than 35.
Just after midnight on Wednesday, India’s army launched Operation Sindoor, hitting nine sites it described as “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Pakistan’s armed forces said India’s military attacked six different places in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, launching 24 strikes, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 35.
The locations targeted in the attacks include:
- Ahmedpur Sharqia, near Bahawalpur (Punjab province) – The deadliest strike occurred here, where a mosque compound was hit, killing at least five people, including a three-year-old girl, according to Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, spokesperson for the Pakistan Armed Forces.
- Muridke city (Punjab province)
- A village near Sialkot (Punjab province)
- Shakargarh (Punjab province)
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, two locations were also hit:
- Muzaffarabad and Kotli – where two mosques were destroyed, killing a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy.
Pakistani officials claim their forces have also shot down five Indian warplanes. India did not immediately comment.
The Indian Army says Pakistani artillery fire killed at least three people in Indian-administered Kashmir.