Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday praised Indian Armed Forces for destroying terror hideouts in Pakistan, calling the action a 'back-breaking strike against terrorism.'

In a post on X, CM Dhami wrote, 'Jai Hind... Jai Hind's Army!'

'The Indian Army has destroyed terrorist hideouts in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan late last night. Our brave soldiers have once again made the entire nation proud with this back-breaking action against terrorism,' CM Dhami said.

The Uttarakhand CM also credited the operation to India's strong leadership and said, 'This attack on terrorism by India under the able leadership of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is not only a revenge for the killing of innocent Indians in Pahalgam, but it is also a sign that if anyone challenges the unity, integrity and safety of citizens of our country, then India is capable of giving a befitting reply to them in their home.'

The Indian Armed Forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.

At a briefing on Operation Sindoor in which terror camps were targeted, Foreign Secretay Vikram Misri said the terror attack in Pahalgam was marked with extreme barbarity, with the victims mostly killed with headshots at close range and in front of their family.

'The family members were deliberately traumatised through the manner of killing, accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message. The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining normalcy returning to Kashmir,' he said.

Misri said that Indian intelligence agencies have been monitoring terrorist activities and raised concerns regarding more terrorist attacks in India.

'Our intelligence indicated that further attacks against India are impending. Thus, compulsion, both to deter and prevent and hence earlier this morning, India exercised its right to respond to deter such more cross-border terrorism... Our actions were measured and non-escalatory, proportionate and responsible. They focused on dismantling terrorists' infrastructure,' he said.

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh informed that a total of nine terror sites were targeted and successfully destroyed. She asserted that the locations were selected so that there was no damage to civilians and their infrastructures.

'Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families. Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed... The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives, she said.

Meanwhile, the government has convened an all-party meeting on Thursday to brief the political parties on the steps taken by it. The all-party meeting will be held at 11 am in the Parliament Library Building. (ANI)