NEW DELHI: The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army has fully destroyed military infrastructure in Leepa Valley, located in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), news agency PTI reported, quoting officials. Indian Army officers believe it will take Pakistan between 8 to 12 months to rebuild the damaged sites. According to the PTI report, the destruction took place during Operation Sindoor. “We completely destroyed at least three posts, an ammunition depot, fuel storage facility, and gunnery, among other targets. Our retaliation was so devastating that it will take Pakistan at least 8-12 months to rebuild, possibly longer,” a senior Indian Army official was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.

Another official said that the Pakistan Army used heavy weapons, including aerial platforms, to hit Indian positions, but was not able to cause any damage. “Our indigenously developed Akashdeep radar system performed brilliantly while our air defence guns neutralised their aerial platforms. Our military infrastructure remains intact, while the enemy’s has been decimated,” the second official was quoted by the PTI. Officials said that although there were several empty military buildings in Leepa Valley, the Indian Army chose to hit locations where the most damage could be done. Based on information gathered from different sources, Indian Army officers said that 64 Pakistani military personnel were killed and 96 were injured during the Indian strikes led by the Chinar Corps in the second week of May. “The message was clear – our retaliation follows a 1:3 ratio, meaning the Indian Army will strike three times as hard for every Pakistani ceasefire violation,” a top Chinar Corps official was quoted as saying by the PTI. Giving more information about a 25-minute operation near Muzaffarabad in PoK on May 7, part of Operation Sindoor and in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said the strikes were so strong that the commander of PoK’s 75th Infantry Brigade told troops to focus on saving lives. “Intercepted communication revealed how a Pakistan Army commander, hiding inside a mosque, was instructing troops to save lives first. One message was ‘save lives first, offices can reopen later’,” a senior Chinar Corps official said. On May 7, under Operation Sindoor, India also destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK. This was in response to a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists. Following India’s strike, Pakistan retaliated with shelling across the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir, along with attempted drone attacks along the border.After Pakistan’s incursion, India escalated its response, targeting and destroying key Pakistani military and air infrastructure, including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Rahim Yar Khan airbase. Both countries reached an understanding to end hostilities on May 10.