On April 22, 2025, a brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including 25 Indian tourists and one local Muslim guide. The assailants, reportedly affiliated with The Resistance Front—a group linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba—targeted non-Muslim tourists, forcing them to recite Islamic verses before executing them. This heinous act, the deadliest on Indian civilians since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has reignited tensions between India and Pakistan.

In response, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, conducting precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-administered territories. The Indian government described these strikes as “focused, measured, and non-escalatory,” targeting camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba without harming Pakistani military facilities.

The strikes were followed by a four-day period of intense cross-border hostilities, culminating in a ceasefire agreement brokered with U.S. mediation. Despite the ceasefire, Pakistan continued to violate the same, as reported by Indian Government.