India conducted "surgical strikes" across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and killed several terrorists, the Army's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) said today.

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It was India's first major strike on Pakistan after PoK-based terrorists attacked an Indian Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri area earlier this month, killing 18 Indian soldiers.

Here is all you want to know on the surgical strikes: DGMO Lt General Ranbir Singh said the strikes were launched on Wednesday night based on "very specific and credible information that some terrorist units had positioned themselves to infiltrate" into India. The announcement followed a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had vowed to avenge Uri in an earlier tweet. The operation lasted from 12.30 am to 4.30 am, with the location being 500 metres to 2 km from the LoC on the Pakistani side, sources in the Indian Army said. Seven terror launch pads were destroyed by the commandos of the Army Special Forces, who were paradropped into the Pakistani territory by ALH Dhruv choppers. The surgical strikes were recorded on cameras with drones also recording footage. 2 Indian soldiers were injured from landmines during the surgical strikes, the Army said. It also said it had no immediate plans of another such operation for now. The entire operation was monitored through the night by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, NSA Ajit Doval, Army Chief General DS Suhag and other top officials from the Army headquarters in Delhi. The Pakistani Army has denied any surgical strike by India but has admitted that two of its soldiers were killed by Indian forces in cross-border firing in Kashmir earlier today. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the killing of two Pakistani soldiers. Sharif warned that Pakistan's "intent for peaceful neighbourhood should not be mistaken as our weakness". The government had called an all-party meeting at 4 pm following the surgical strikes. Most opposition parties have welcomed India's strike on Pakistan. PM Modi has also briefed President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former PM Manmohan Singh on the Army operation. The Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir have also been briefed.

Indian Army commandos cross LoC, conduct surgical strikes in Pakistani territory



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