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PARLIAMENT | Operation Sindoor Valour

From Pahalgam Attack To Operation Sindoor…

On April 22, 2025, a terrorist attack took place in Pahalgam in which 26 Scope of investigation…
people were killed. The dead included 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen. During investigation, discussions were
After the incident, Home Minister Amit Shah reached Srinagar, visited held with the families of the deceased;
the spot, and a security meeting was held. In this meeting, it was decided a total of 1,055 people, including
that the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack should not tourists, mule owners, pony owners,
leave the country and flee to Pakistan, and we made strong arrangements
for this and did not let them escape the country. Cabinet Committee photographers, and shop workers,
on Security (CCS) meeting was chaired by the PM on 23 and 30 April. were questioned for more than 3,000
On 23 April, the first decision was taken to suspend the Indus Water hours. The interrogation was also video
Treaty. It was decided to suspend the SAARC visa of Pakistani citizens. recorded. Based on the information
Defence, military, and naval advisors working in the Pakistani High received from the interrogation, sketches
Commission were declared persona non grata. On the night of May 7, of the terrorists were made, and Bashir
the Indian Army demolished 9 of their bases along with neutralising and Parvez were identified on 22 June
terrorists. More than 125 terrorists were killed under Operation Sindoor. 2025. These two had given shelter to
At 1:22 am on the night of May 7, India’s DGMO told Pakistan’s the terrorists the day after the Pahalgam
DGMO that India has only attacked the terrorist bases and their attack. Bashir and Parvez were arrested.
headquarters and India has the right to self-defence. On May 8, Pakistan During interrogation, it was found that
attacked residential areas and military establishments of India. In this three terrorists had come to them at 8
attack, a Gurudwara was damaged, a temple was broken, and some pm on the night of 21 April 2025, and
civilians were killed. After this, the next day the Indian Air Force gave they had two AK-47s and one M4 carbine
a befitting reply to Pakistan and damaged its 11 airbases. India targeted rifle. Bashir and Parvez’s mother has also
only Pakistan’s airbases and air defence systems and crippled their ability identified the three killed terrorists, and
to attack. The Prime Minister further stated that India’s decisive action this has also been confirmed by FSL.
under Operation Sindoor forced Pakistan to its knees. On 10 May, Investigation has revealed that the three
Pakistan was so overwhelmed by the response that its Director General terrorists were involved in the Pahalgam
of Military Operations (DGMO) directly called India, pleading to stop attack, and two AK-47s and one M9
the offensive, admitting they could not endure further assault. At 5 carbine recovered from them were used
o’clock, India called off the conflict. in the terror incident.

country could have suffered heavy losses in this techno-
logical age. For the first time, the world saw the power of a
self-reliant India during Operation Sindoor.

GLOBAL SUPPORT ON OPERATION SINDOOR… I want to repeat in the
PM Modi has informed the house about the global support
received for India’s action during Operation Sindoor. He temple of democracy—
said that no country in the world objected to India taking Operation Sindoor is going
necessary action for its national security. Out of the 193
member countries of the United Nations, only three coun- on. If Pakistan dares
tries issued statements in support of Pakistan during Op- again, it will face a fitting
eration Sindoor. India received widespread support from
countries around the world, including strategic groups like and formidable retaliation.
Quad and BRICS, as well as countries like France, Russia,
and Germany. The international community stands firmly -Narendra Modi,
with India. On 10 May 2025, India announced the closure Prime Minister
of its action under Operation Sindoor. PM Modi said that

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