Operation Sindoor fully reveals Pakistan's terror nexus: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Operation Sindoor had uncovered the fact that Pakistan had been fully sponsoring terrorism in India.

Speaking at the Rustamji Memorial Lecture organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the occasion of its 22nd investiture ceremony, Shah lauded Indian forces like BSF at the border, who were always quick to nip nefarious Pakistani activities in the bud, a PTI report said.

"Operation Sindoor has exposed that terrorism in India is absolutely Pakistan sponsored," he declared.

The home minister reminded the crowd that the Indian armed forces first hit the terror bases in Pakistan, whereas the Pakistan Army first tried to attack India.

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"We launched Operation Sindoor and destroyed nine terrorist camps. It is important to note that we didn't target the Pakistan Army installations, civilians or air bases.”

They dared to target India's civilians but couldn't succeed in the face of its air defence systems, as a result of which their air bases were targeted, the home minister stated.

Shah also spoke of 2014, at the time BJP government came to power and an attack was made on soldiers in Uri.

He pointed out that even there, both the resultant surgical strike and the air strike (in response to the Pulwama attack) had been in response to Pakistani aggression. Similarly, he said, Operation Sindoor had been a response to the Pahalgam attack.

“The world is appreciating us for this. I salute the Army,” he said.

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India carried out precision strikes under Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10 in return, which prompted a fierce Indian counter-attack on several Pakistani military installations.

The two nuclear-armed nations reached an understanding on May 10 to end the military confrontation after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes. 

Hailing the role played by the BSF in securing the country and creating proper international borders, Shah said the force was a great example of how patriotism was a force to be reckoned with.

Offering a salute to 2,000+ members of the BSF on behalf of the entire nation, he commemorated their 60-year-legacy, from 1965 to 2025.

K.F. Rustamji was the founding father and the first director general of the BSF, the world's largest border guarding force, with about 2.75 lakh personnel tasked with guarding India's borders with Pakistan in the West and Bangladesh on the East.  

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