Meet Indian Army’s Sofiya Qureshi briefs media on ‘Operation Sindoor’
Meet Indian Army’s Sofiya Qureshi
briefs media on ‘Operation Sindoor’
The Indian Armed Forces held a press briefing on Wednesday to share details of Operation Sindoor, the country’s most significant retaliatory strike since the Balakot airstrikes in 2019. The briefing was led by Colonel Sofiya Qureshi of the Indian Army and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force.
Speaking to the media, Colonel Qureshi said that Operation Sindoor was launched to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed 26 lives. She confirmed that nine terrorist camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir were successfully targeted and neutralised.
Colonel Qureshi specified that the operation took place between 1:05 am and 1:30 am on Wednesday, describing it as a precision strike aimed at key terror infrastructure.
Col Sofiya Qureshi is no stranger. She is privileged to be
distinguished officer from the Army’s Corps of Signals.
In 2016, she rose to emerge as the first Indian woman to command a military contingent at an international exercise, leading the Indian team at ‘Exercise Force 18’, the country’s largest foreign-hosted military drill. She was also the only female commander among 18 participating nations.
Gujarat born Colonel Qureshi holds a postgraduate degree in biochemistry and comes from a military family. She is married to an officer in the Mechanised Infantry.
Her international credentials include six years with UN Peacekeeping Operations, notably in Congo in 2006, where she monitored ceasefires and supported humanitarian missions.
She once called her UN role a “proud moment” and encouraged more women in uniform to serve the nation with dedication. Her leadership was previously recognised by then-Army Commander Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, who noted that her selection stemmed from merit, not gender.
After leading the historic briefing on Operation Sindoor today, Sofiya has made her family proud.
“We are very proud. Our daughter has done a great thing for our country… Pakistan should be destroyed…
Her grandfather, her father, and she were all in the army. Now she is, too.
News Edit KV Raman
