Big Hunt: How India’s Operation Sindoor Got Justice For US Journalist Daniel Pearl Along With Pahalgam Victims

#IndiaDanielPearlAzhar

New Delhi: India’s Operation Sindoor successfully neutralised nearly 100 terrorists, including high-value terrorist operatives such as the most wanted Abdul Rauf Azhar.

Azhar’s role in the IC-814 hijacking had led to release of Omar Saeed Sheikh, who later kidnapped and killed American-Jewish journalist, Daniel Pearl.

The operation hence has delivered justice also to Pearl’s family after 23 long years. Pearl was working with The Wall Street Journal when he was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan in 2002.

India did precision strikes under Operation Sindoor in Bahawalpur and Muridke, Pakistan — the terror headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), respectively.

Among those reported to be eliminated was Azhar — operational head of JeM, mastermind of the IC-814 hijacking, and a central figure in international jihadist networks. He was among those accused of the most heinous acts of global terror.

This action is not just in India’s interest , it resonates with the broader global fight against terrorism, top government sources pointed out. By eliminating Azhar, India has not only delivered justice for countless Indian victims of terror, but also taken a step toward closure in the long, painful memory of Pearl’s killing — a case that symbolised the dangers faced by journalists, the Jewish community, and the broader democratic world.

Operation Sindoor reaffirms India’s commitment to act decisively against terrorism — wherever it may hide, and regardless of the cost — and calls upon the international community, particularly democratic nations and communities such as the American Jewish diaspora to recognise the growing threat of unrepentant terror havens, government sources said.

India’s actions are targeted, precise, and focused entirely on dismantling terror — not aimed at any nation or people, but at the individuals and organisations who perpetrate crimes against humanity, the Indian government has already pointed out.

The US has backed India’s right to self-defence in respect of Operation Sindoor.