"The attack on Pahalgam on April 22 was the first escalation by Pakistan, in response to which the Indian Armed Forces has retaliated accordingly," said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

The foreign secretary described Pakistan’s allegation that India had targeted the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project as an 'absolute and complete fabrication and a blatant lie'

India launched Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, striking deep into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and targeting multiple terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Satellite images revealed the destruction of key headquarters and training camps,