PoJK activist Jamil Maqsood says India's Operation SIndoor was a bold response to Pahalgam attack

Maqsood has been campaigning for the rights of the people in PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan for a long time.

He told ANI news agency that the operation sent a clear message, not only to terrorist groups, but to the military establishment in Pakistan that has, in his words, "spent decades feeding the fire of extremism."

"Pakistan has been a safe haven for terrorists for far too long, but this operation reminded them that the world is watching, and that India has the means and the will to act," he said.

"This is a threat to the whole world, this is not just a threat to India. You see, all over the world, the big terrorist organisations, whether in Nigeria, Egypt, Libya or elsewhere, many of their operatives are trained in Pakistan. The training camps, the radical indoctrination, it all starts there. And when that becomes a breeding ground for global terrorism, it threatens international peace and security" Maqsood said.

Pakistan targeted several Indian cities with drones and missiles last week after India hit several terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK on May 7 by launching Operation Sindoor.

India launched the attack in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, dead.