Tension between India and Pakistan has escalated. It all began with the horrific attack in Pahalgam back on April 22, 2025. Following this, India responded with Operation Sindoor, which took place on May 7, 2025. Following this, tension had increased more. Well, it was Colonel Sofiya Qureshi who grabbed all the attention with her bravery. India wrote a new history by letting female officers lead the media brief following the high-end military mission, Operation Sindoor. Here’s how much salary she gets.
Check Colonel Sofiya Qureshi’s salary, who briefed the international media after Operation Sindoor
Sofiya Qureshi joined the Indian Army back in 1999. She is currently a Colonel and is posted in Jammu. Sofiya hails from Vadodara, Gujarat, and she holds a post-graduation degree in Biochemistry. Sofiya is India’s first woman, who led a 40-member contingent Indian Army in a multinational exercise, which was focused on ‘Humanitarian Mine Action’ and ‘Peacekeeping Operations’. Back in that time, she was only 35 years old, and that multinational exercise that took place was one of the largest ground forces exercises that India conducted back then.

