India Launches Operation Sindoor After Pahalgam Terror Attack

The Armed Forces of India launched Operation Sindoor to destroy terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following a massacre in Pahalgam. The initial attack, carried out by The Resistance Front—an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba—killed 26 civilians who were reportedly segregated by religion before being executed. Indian intelligence uncovered that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had planned three additional attacks on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir to destabilize the economy and incite communal divisions by making the assaults appear as local uprisings.

Operation Sindoor forced the ISI to halt these plans and created a trust deficit between the Pakistani establishment and proxy groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Reports indicate that Pakistan continues to provide a safe haven for these organizations as a structural component of its regional policy, contrasting with the economic progress in Jammu and Kashmir.

Further analysis from Ceylon Wire News suggests Pakistan's terror ecosystem is evolving. New capabilities include a maritime Water Wing established by Lashkar-e-Taiba and a women's wing, Jamaat-ul-Mominat, created by Jaish-e-Mohammed. Additionally, terrorist financing has shifted toward encrypted digital transactions and cryptocurrencies to evade detection.