India shot down 3 Pakistani fighter jets, one F-16 and two JF-17s, during Operation Sindoor, a major counter-offensive launched after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. On May 7, Indian forces carried out precise, non-escalatory strikes on 9 terror camps across Pakistan and PoK, targeting groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.