Pakistan Served ‘Heavenly’ Justice: India Hits Terrorist Infrastructure Deep Inside PoK and Mainland Pakistan
Many now wonder whether Islamabad’s next step could trigger a drawn‑out conflict—or outright war. If escalation occurs, Pakistan alone will be answerable, and the retribution will only intensify.
Why ‘Sindoor’ – Brides’ Revenge
The very codename “Sindoor” drips with layered symbolism. In Hindu tradition the vermilion streak in a bride’s hairline proclaims marriage, hope and future. Yet each time Pakistan’s proxy butchers gun down tourists—as they did at Pahalgam—they also render young Indian brides instant widows, their sacred streak destined to darken in grief. New Delhi’s planners chose the name to signal a Durga‑like retribution: the crimson of sindoor would now splatter the faces and bodies of India’s enemies with the same blood that had feasted on the lives of innocent civilians.
Chemists note that traditional sindoor contains Pb₃O₄ (tri‑lead tetra‑oxide)—lead, the same element that cores precision bullets and missile fragments. Those jihadis who survive the blasts will carry micro‑shards of that lead for life—like lead, a slow, silent poison and an indelible reminder of the lives they shattered and the justice that hunted them down.
By Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, IAS (retd.) (Punjab Cadre, 1984 batch), policy analyst and geo‑strategic expert, retired Special Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, and former Deputy Commissioner Amritsar (1992–96), Additional Deputy Commissioner Amritsar (1990–92), District Magistrate, Police District Batala (1989) – a frontline administrator who battled Pakistan‑abetted proxy war.
A Fiery Dawn of Reckoning
India awoke the sub‑continent to a new strategic reality in the small hours of 7 May 2025, unleashing “Operation Sindoor.” The meticulously planned, precision‑guided strike package battered nine jihadi launch‑pads across Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan’s Punjab heartland. Ordered in direct reprisal for last month’s blood‑soaked Pahalgam tourist massacre, the blistering salvo carried an unmistakable message: New Delhi will brook no terror exported from a rogue neighbour.
Modi’s Midnight Resolve
Sources inside South Block confirm that Prime Minister Narendra Modi followed every phase of the operation from the Integrated Defence Staff operations room, personally green‑lighting the final launch codes. In a terse internal signal, he hailed the armed forces for their “precision without provocation” — without, we may add, a trace of prevarication — and asserted that India had “acted with the calm fury of a righteous Republic.”
Nine Nests of Venom Obliterated
Indian tri‑service assets struck the following facilities with stand‑off munitions and loitering drones—all without crossing either the Line of Control or the international boundary:
Bahawalpur HQ (JeM) – 100 km inside Pakistani Punjab; cradle of Pulwama conspirators.
Muridke camp (LeT) – 30 km opposite Samba; ideological factory and recruitment hub.
Gulpur launch‑pad – 35 km across the Poonch–Rajouri bulge; corridor for infiltrators.
Sawai camp (LeT) – 30 km inside PoK’s Tangdhar sector; mortar‑training range.
Bilal camp (JeM) – forward launch‑pad funneling fidayeen into Kashmir.
Kotli bomber school (LeT) – 15 km from LoC opposite Rajouri; UAV and IED course.
Barnala camp – mere 10 km inside, acting as staging area for snipers and sappers.
Sarjal camp (JeM) – 8 km from the International Boundary opposite Samba‑Kathua; artillery cache.
Mehmoona training base (Hizb‑ul‑Mujahideen) – 15 km from IB near Sialkot; fresh‑cadre academy.
Laser‑Sharp Yet Calibrated
The Ministry of Defence emphasised: “Our actions were focused, measured and non‑escalatory. No Pakistan military facilities were targeted.” New Delhi has thus signalled that its war is with terrorism, not the Pakistani populace—though the latter continues to be held hostage by a duplicitous state.
Salute to the Warriors
Public gratitude poured forth the moment success was announced. Citizens lit diyas, social media erupted with #JaiHind, and a spontaneous chant—“Bharat Mata ki Jai, Indian Air Force Zindabad!”—echoed from balconies. Parliament opened with a rare bipartisan standing ovation for the IAF crews, Special Forces forward observers, and the silent guardians in military intelligence whose synergy delivered the hammer blow.
Remember Pahalgam
On 22 April 2025 five Pakistan‑backed extremists brutally murdered 26 unarmed holiday‑makers near Pahalgam, shattering a record‑breaking tourism season and jolting the Indian conscience. Intelligence intercepts traced the outrage to cadres of Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT) operating with impunity under the protection of the Pakistani deep state.
‘Justice Is Served’ – The Army’s Battle‑Cry
Moments after missiles struck, the Indian Army posted on X: “Justice is served.” The pithy declaration electrified social media and mirrored nationwide jubilation.
Pakistan’s Predictable Theatre
Blindsided and bruised, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the strikes as an “act of war,” vowing a “robust response.” Pakistan’s military spun tales of downed Indian jets—claims for which no wreckage nor radar plots have surfaced.
Pakistan’s Preaching General, Tottering State
General Syed Asim Munir recently proclaimed that the creation of Pakistan was the only correct and necessary choice for the Muslims of the sub‑continent. While that hypothesis itself is eminently debatable, one truth is not: the impending implosion of Pakistan is owed entirely to the Pak Army establishment’s own acts of omission and commission. By nurturing jihadist franchises and strangling civilian rule, the power-hungry Generals have driven their state to the edge of self‑destruction—and they have no one, least of all India, to blame.
A Calculated Riposte, Not Escalation
Strategic analysts underline that standoff strikes launched from Indian airspace allow New Delhi to impose cost while limiting horizontal escalation. The precision delivery showcased India’s maturation into a power unwilling to let geography shield terror proxies.
Global Reactions
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged “maximum restraint,” while Washington’s top diplomat Marco Rubio tweeted hopes for a swift end to hostilities—platitudes that cannot erase decades of Pakistani duplicity.
Strategic Significance of Each Target
Each obliterated camp was a cog in the cross‑border terror machine—training bombers, indoctrinating radicals, stockpiling munitions. Their simultaneous destruction decapitates command, disrupts logistics and signals that depth inside Pakistan offers no sanctuary.
Pakistan’s Missile Gimmick Falls Flat
Three days before being served this celestial justice, Islamabad had test‑fired a surface‑to‑surface missile under “Exercise Indus”, flaunting nuclear brinkmanship. That empty show now stands exposed as theatre designed to distract a terror‑ravaged world.
Economic & Diplomatic After‑Shocks
Indian equities briefly dipped before rebounding. The Pakistani rupee slid to record lows. Several Gulf carriers rerouted flights to avoid Pakistani airspace, hammering Karachi’s aviation revenue.
Border Skirmishes & Civilian Tragedies
Stung, Pakistani gunners shelled Indian villages, killing three civilians in Poonch. India’s counter‑battery response was, in the Army’s words, “calibrated, precise and proportionate.”
What Lies Ahead – A Crimson Line Across South Asia
Many across India now ask whether Islamabad’s next move could ignite a prolonged conflict—perhaps even a full‑blown war. Suffice it to say that should escalation occur, Pakistan will bear one‑hundred per cent of the responsibility, and the just deserts it invites will multiply accordingly. Operation Sindoor has already etched a stark new deterrent paradigm: sponsor terror, invite immediate punitive justice—served with divine wrath. As dawn broke over the Himalayas and the Punjab plains, one truth resounded: “Justice is served,” and the rogue terror state next door has been duly forewarned.
— (#KBSOriginal) “ये सिंदूर है… अब सिंध दूर नहीं।” (Ye Sindoor hai… ab Sindh door nahin.)