Prime Minister Modi in his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor said while Pakistan pleaded with India to stop the military offensive, New Delhi considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure.

As India struck Pakistan’s air bases as part of Operation Sindoor, rumours emerged that the nation had hit Kirana Hills in Pakistan, which is believed to be a nuclear storage facility. However, the Indian Air Force has outrightly rejected this claim,

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.