No stranger to making history, grandfather in the Army: Story of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi ....
Two wings of Indian armed forces were in action.
In 2016, post Uri; the surgical strike was carried out by army. In 2019; post-Pulwama, the Balakot aerial strike was carried out by air force. But in 2025; the Govt of India and strategic planning engine room decided to use Air Force and Army.
Air Force in sky and Army on ground.
Thus, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out air-to-surface missile attacks, the Indian Army simultaneously launched surface-to-surface missiles in Pakistan and PoK.
Over 80 terrorists were killed post-mid night of May 6th creating a record.
It was around 25 minutes killer operation. The precision strikes reportedly targeted terror infrastructures linked to banned outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
A big win has also come on the diplomatic front.
China’s response came as a pleasant thing but not quite surprising.
Beijing's stance was described as neutral.
Team Modi secured 'diplomatic backing' from key global powers before the attacks... all that came from the US, UK, France, and Russia.
Vladimir Putin's tele talk to Narendra Modi was crucial. During talk the Russian President also assured that he would visit India soon.
Several Gulf nations were seen aligning with India, leaving Pakistan high and dry.
For Islamabad, apart from Turkey, no country openly is backing it at this juncture.
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| Modi's 'military messenger' Col Sofiya Qureshi |
No stranger to making history, grandfather in the Army: Who is Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, says 'Indian Express' article.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi was the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent in a large multinational military exercise.
An officer with the Corps of Signals, Col Qureshi was the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent in a large multinational military exercise, among many other distinctions.
On Wednesday, when India gave a detailed account about Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi was among the two women armed forces officers who held the briefing.
Along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Colonel Qureshi gave a detailed presentation, along with footage of strikes and maps of terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,
Col Qureshi, whose grandfather also served in the Indian Army, said Operation Sindoor “was launched by the Indian armed forces to deliver justice to the victims of the terror attack and their families”.
“Nine terrorist camps were targeted and successfully destroyed.”
Col Qureshi said these targets were chosen “based on credible intelligence inputs and the role of these facilities in perpetrating the terror activities”.
“The locations were so selected to avoid damage to civilian infrastructures and loss of any civilian lives. This was done with due diligence.”
In February and March of 2016, Col Qureshi, who was then a 35-year-old Lieutenant Colonel, led the Indian Army’s 40-member contingent into a multinational exercise.
Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX) – Exercise FORCE 18, involved ASEAN Plus countries. At the time, it was the largest Ground Forces Exercise ever conducted on Indian soil and was based on the themes ‘Humanitarian Mine Action’ and ‘Peacekeeping Operations’.
A postgraduate in Biochemistry, Col Sofiya Qureshi has served in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Congo in 2006.
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