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Doval says PM ordered pursuit of Pahalgam attackers
Times of India··18 Aug
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him to go after those responsible for the Pahalgam attack wherever they were. Doval spoke in Discovery's docuseries Declassified: Operation Sindoor. He said they met at the airport after Modi cut short a visit to Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister first asked who had carried out the attack.
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What It Means For You
- If you follow the Pahalgam case, Doval has now described the Prime Minister's first airport questions and the order to pursue those responsible.
- Anyone tracking India-Pakistan military timelines can place Operation Sindoor from 7 to 10 May 2025, lasting 88 hours.
- If you watch the Discovery series, this is Doval's first detailed interview on the operation.
What's Happening
- Doval said Modi asked who carried out the Pahalgam attack and said India would go after the perpetrators wherever they were.
- He described those remarks in the docuseries Declassified: Operation Sindoor.
- He said the operation's objective was to destroy camps linked to the 22 April 2025 attack.
What Operation Sindoor Followed In 2025
- Twenty-six people were killed in the Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025.
- Indian forces began strikes on 7 May 2025; hostilities ended with an understanding on the evening of 10 May.
- Doval said India wanted the Pakistan Army to treat support for, or inaction against, terrorists as unacceptable.
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