Overview
- General Upendra Dwivedi disclosed Thursday that forces paused strikes to avoid prayer times during Operation Sindoor, with outlets placing the remarks at Bengaluru’s Ran Samvad forum or on a podcast.
- He said commanders could strike at any hour but held back during Namaz to keep the action focused on terror targets rather than religious practice.
- The operation was launched in May 2025 after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, and it hit launchpads across Pakistan and Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir.
- Pakistan responded with drone swarms and shelling in the days that followed, and both sides agreed to halt all military action with a May 10, 2025 cessation.
- Dwivedi called the campaign a step toward tighter multi‑domain integration, saying about 15% of the effort countered disinformation and that the Army has created information‑warfare and psychological‑defence units.