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Who Is Col Sophia Qureshi: The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday briefed the press about the recently conducted ‘Operation Sindoor’. Two senior women officers, Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh addressed the high-level briefing in New Delhi. Col Qureshi said that 'Operation Sindoor' was launched to give justice to victims of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. She added that the operation was carried out between 1:05 am to 1:30 am on Wednesday.

The Indian Armed Forces struck terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Nine sites were selected for the Operation and all nine were reported to be successful. The terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, injuring several others.

Who Is Colonel Sophia Qureshi

Colonel Sophia Qureshi belongs to Gujarat. She is a postgraduate degree in biochemistry. Her grandfather served in the Indian Army. She is also married to an officer from the Mechanised Infantry.

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Colonel Sophia Qureshi is an officer from the Indian Army’s Corps of Signals. In 2016, Colonel Sophia Qureshi became the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army training contingent at the ASEAN Plus multinational field training exercise, Force 18

‘Exercise Force 18’ in 2016, was India's largest-hosted foreign military drill. Colonel Sophia Qureshi was the only female commander among 18 contingents that participated.

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She has also served for six years with UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), including a notable stint in the United Nations Mission in Congo (2006). She once described her peacekeeping duties as involving the monitoring of ceasefires and supporting humanitarian efforts in conflict zones. She called it a “proud moment” and encouraged other women in the armed forces to “work hard for the country and make everyone proud.”