Overview
- Home Minister Amit Shah announced that security forces killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders, including Pahalgam mastermind Suleman alias Faizal, during Operation Mahadev near Srinagar.
- Forensic experts at the NIA confirmed that rifles recovered from the neutralized militants matched ballistic evidence from the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
- Prime Minister Modi told the Lok Sabha no world leader asked India to stop Operation Sindoor and said Pakistani airbases hit on May 7 remain “in ICU.”
- Opposition MPs in both houses pressed the government to reveal how many Indian jets were downed in the May precision strikes and questioned why Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was not reclaimed.
- The government has enshrined Operation Sindoor as an ongoing strategic doctrine, pledging to resume precision strikes if Pakistan repeats cross-border terrorism.