Paksitan's China-borrowed air def system remained unused: Amit Shah

GANDHINAGAR: Operation Sindoor dismantled terrorist infrastructure inside Pakistan and exposed Islamabad’s longstanding denial of harbouring terrorism, Union home minister Amit Shah said Sunday in Ahmedabad. “As our indigenously developed BrahMos (supersonic cruise missile) destroyed Pakistan’s airbases, its air defence system — borrowed from China — remained unused,” he said.

Shah said armed forces penetrated 100km into Pakistani territory in response to Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives. The operation, he said, obliterated terrorist hubs in both Pakistan and PoK. “Our air force carried out precise attacks on locations previously considered impregnable. Operation Sindoor will be written in golden letters when the history of border security is recorded,” he said.

Shah contrasted the mission with earlier surgical and airstrikes, saying those were confined to POK, whereas Operation Sindoor targeted deep Pakistani territory. He said Pakistan was exposed globally when Indian missiles took out terrorists whom Pakistan claimed did not exist on its soil. “Terrorists were eliminated, and the next day senior officers of Pakistani army attended their funerals and offered prayers — revealing the direct link between Pakistan, its army, and terrorism,” Shah said.

Shah credited Modi’s “strong political will”, along with military precision and intelligence accuracy, for the operation’s success. Shah said govt had sent a clear message to Pakistan: terrorism and trade cannot coexist: “Modiji made it clear that Indus and blood will not flow together.”