New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, hours after India carried out precision strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' two weeks after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.

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The defence ministry said India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.

"The world must show zero tolerance for terrorism," Jaishankar said on 'X'.

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It is learnt that the operation was carried out jointly by the Indian Air Force and the Army.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country has every right to give a "befitting reply to this act of war imposed by India."

"The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani armed forces know how to deal with the enemy very well," he said.

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