Pakistan has strongly condemned India’s missile strikes across its territory on Wednesday, labeling them an “act of war” and accusing New Delhi of blatant aggression that killed at least 26 people and injured 46 others.
The strikes came just two weeks after a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that claimed 26 lives. India claimed its missiles targeted nine locations across Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in a precision operation it called “Operation Sindoor.”
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Pakistan’s response was swift and scathing. “They’ve named a military assault after a cosmetic item—what message are they trying to send?” said military spokesperson Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. “This is not just aggression; this is theatrical militarism.”
Pakistani civilians also reacted to the intense situation but what caught attention the most was the name of operation by India. “Operation Sindoor”
1 chutki sindoor ki qeemat = 6 Indian jets pic.twitter.com/4TDPVeKc9L
— Dexie (@dexiewrites) May 7, 2025
France watching their Rafale burnt by PAF pic.twitter.com/dRBRL0RPXB
— Pehn Di Siri (@PehnDiSiri) May 7, 2025
اپریشن سہاگ رات جاری#PakArmy #Pakistan
#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور pic.twitter.com/hBlkSWWvYw— Zabihullah (@Zabihullah54) May 7, 2025
Operation ‘anti-Sindoor’!
being verified by int. media.#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور pic.twitter.com/94m1KaFMa6
— Jamshaid 🇵🇸 (@JamshaidMsandhu) May 7, 2025
Meanwhile Sindoor….#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور https://t.co/UZtpKgmyOj pic.twitter.com/eHZqcMC41e
— Sadia Ahmed (@SadiaTheSadia) May 7, 2025
ترنگا 🇮🇳بیوہ ہوگیا😂
#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور pic.twitter.com/D2jx3NEmDb— محمد منیر طاہر (@LogicalArgument) May 7, 2025
Operation sindoor nam rkh k khud vidwa wali safaid saari pehn li… Very bad Indians 😆#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور pic.twitter.com/lG3HshGWRc
— عدیلہ ملک 🇵🇰 (@AdeelaMalik_) May 7, 2025
Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰✌️
India moving scrap of rafale jet.#سندور_بن_گیا_تندور https://t.co/rG71JtS7Fm pic.twitter.com/p44m3eOddD
— Bilal Aleem ☆ (@Bilal_Aleem08) May 7, 2025
Yeh lo apna eik chutki Sindoor https://t.co/FqTrWq5qjJ pic.twitter.com/KCA2TRM2FF
— Dr. Mahra (@MahraButt) May 7, 2025
After losing 5 Rafael Jets, 12 Drones, 52 Soldiers & Brigade Headquarters
Operation Sindoor right now.
😅😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/MXv4wekVnw— Usman (@JKDubai1) May 7, 2025