India launched "Operation Sindoor" on May 7, 2025, conducting precision missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. This action was in retaliation for the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians. The targeted locations included Bahawalpur, Muridke, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, and Sialkot, focusing on alleged terrorist infrastructure associated with groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.