Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the name Operation Sindoor for India's counterstrike against terror bases in Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, official sources have told news agency PTI.

Hours after the Indian Armed Forces launched operation Sindoor which struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in early Wednesday hours, the family members of Pahalgam attack have been applauding the armed forces' efforts.

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched 'Operation Sindoor,' conducting missile strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. PM Modi vowed to avenge the attack and bring the perpetrators to justice.