In a major counter-terrorism operation, India successfully neutralised five high-profile terrorists from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) during precision strikes carried out in Pakistan on May 7 under Operation Sindoor, according to an official government release.
The militants killed include Mudassar Khadian Khas alias Abu Jundal, Hafiz Muhammed Jameel — the elder brother-in-law of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar — Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, Khalid alias Abu Akasha, and Mohammad Hassan Khan. All five were long sought after for their involvement in orchestrating cross-border terror activities.
Ceasefire Violation
Although Pakistan violated the existing ceasefire agreement with India over the weekend, no fresh incidents of cross-border firing or shelling were reported overnight along the Line of Control (LoC) or the International Border. In response to the recent hostilities, Indian border states — including Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat — remain on heightened alert.
After four days of high tension at the borders, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. This ceasefire deal, brokered by the United States, was then broken in a few hours after Pakistan continued its intrusions along the LoC and international borders.
A few hours after the ceasefire understanding, blackout measures were reimposed in J&K and Punjab after drone sightings and explosion sounds.
Along with J&K and Punjab, blackouts were also imposed in Gujarat, Rajasthan and parts of Haryana.
Kutch, Jamnagar, Santalpur Taluka, Patan, Banaskantha, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Srinagar, Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Pathankot, Patiala, Moga, Kapurthala, Amritsar and Muktsar districts were among the many that reimposed blackouts.
