Operation Sindoor strikes deepest since 1971: Here's how far targets were from LoC, IB

Striking at the core of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure in a series of precision attacks, Indian jets early Wednesday hit training camps, launch pads and headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba without breaching Pakistan’s airspace, officials said.

A large number of terrorists were present at the nine high value sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir when India attacked in the darkness of the night, they said.

Codenamed Operation Sindoor, the sites included the JeM’s sprawling headquarters in Bahawalpur and the LeT's in Muridke, both in Pakistan Punjab.

The retaliatory action follows the "savage killing" of 25 male tourists, gunned down in front of their wives and families, and one local guide in the higher reaches of Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on April 22.

Here we take a look at how far each site was from the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC):

Markaz Subhan, Bahawalpur, Pakistan: Located around 100 km from IB, it was the JeM headquarters, used for recruitment, training, and indoctrination of JeM terrorists.

Markaz Taiba, Muridke, Pakistan: Nearly 25 km from the IB, it was the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba led by Hafeez Syed.

Mehmoona Joya Sialkot, Pakistan: This was a key training facility of Hizbul Mujahideen, located close to 12 km from the IB.

Sarjal Camp, Sialkot, Pakistan: It is located about six km from the IB opposite Samba-Kathua.

Sawai Nala Camp, Muzaffarabad, POJK: Nearly 30 km from the LoC in Tangdhar sector, it was a key LeT training facility.

Gulpur Camp, Kotli, POJK: Located 30 km from the LoC, it was the base for LeT terrorists operating in Rajouri-Poonch.

Abbas Camp, Kotli, PoJK: Nearly 13 km from the LoC opposite Rajauri, it was known as the nerve centre for training of suicide bombers of the LeT. The camp had training infrastructure for 50 terrorists.

Barnala Camp, Bhimber, PoJK: Located 9 km from the LoC opposite Rajauri-Poonch sector, it was used for providing training to terrorists in weapon handling, IED marking and jungle survival techniques.

Syedna Belal Camp, Muzaffarabad, POJK: A JeM camp, this was used as a staging area besides training terrorists in weapons, explosives and jungle-cum-survival techniques to undertake terrorist activities across the LoC. Distance unknown.

With PTI, DHNS inputs