New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addressed a press conference on Operation Sindoor on May 07. He said that the investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack has revealed the Pakistani links into it and therefore it was necessary to bring perpetrators and the planners of the April 22 attack to justice. Further, he said that TRF has claimed the responsibility of the attack, and it is linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "The investigation into the Pahalgam terrorist attack has exposed links between the terrorists and Pakistan. The claims made by The Resistance Front and the reposting of these claims through Lashkar-e-Taiba's known social media handles confirm this. Based on eyewitness accounts and other information available to various investigative agencies, the identity of the attackers has also been revealed. Our intelligence has gathered information about the planners of this attack and their supporters. The blueprint of this attack is linked to Pakistan's long track record of carrying out cross-border terrorism in India, for which there are written and clear documents available. Pakistan has established itself as a sanctuary for terrorists worldwide. It has been deemed necessary to bring the perpetrators and their planners of the April 22 attack to justice. Even after a fortnight since the attack, Pakistan has not taken any clear steps to act against the terrorist infrastructure in its territory or in areas under its control. On the contrary, it has been involved in denial and accusations..."
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "The investigation into the Pahalgam terrorist attack has exposed links between the terrorists and Pakistan. The claims made by The Resistance Front and the reposting of these claims through Lashkar-e-Taiba's known social media handles confirm this. Based on eyewitness accounts and other information available to various investigative agencies, the identity of the attackers has also been revealed. Our intelligence has gathered information about the planners of this attack and their supporters. The blueprint of this attack is linked to Pakistan's long track record of carrying out cross-border terrorism in India, for which there are written and clear documents available. Pakistan has established itself as a sanctuary for terrorists worldwide. It has been deemed necessary to bring the perpetrators and their planners of the April 22 attack to justice. Even after a fortnight since the attack, Pakistan has not taken any clear steps to act against the terrorist infrastructure in its territory or in areas under its control. On the contrary, it has been involved in denial and accusations..."
#VikramMisri #OperationSindoor #Pakistan
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00:00As you are all aware, on April 22, 2025, Pakistani and Pakistan-trained terrorists
00:06belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a savage attack on Indian tourists
00:12at Pahlgaam in Jammu and Kashmir in India.
00:16They murdered 26 people, including one national of Nepal,
00:21causing the largest number of civilian casualties in a terrorist attack in India
00:25since the 26th November 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
00:30The attack in Pahlgaam was marked by extreme barbarity,
00:33with the victims mostly killed with headshots from close range and in front of their families.
00:41Family members were deliberately traumatized through the manner of the killing,
00:46accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message.
00:51The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining the normalcy returning to Jammu and Kashmir.
00:58In particular, it was designed to impact the mainstay of the economy, tourism,
01:03with a record 23 million tourists visiting the valley last year.
01:08The calculation, presumably, was that harming growth and development in the Union territory
01:13would help keep it backward and create fertile ground for continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.
01:20The manner of the attack was also driven by an objective of provoking communal discord,
01:27both in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the nation.
01:30It is to the credit of the government and the people of India that these designs were foiled.
01:35A group calling itself the Resistance Front has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01:42This group is a front for the UN-proscribed Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taybha.
01:48It is notable that India had given inputs about the TRF in the half-yearly report
01:54to the monitoring team of the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee in May and November 2024,
02:02bringing out its role as a cover for Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
02:07Earlier, too, in December 2023, India had informed the monitoring team
02:12about Lashkar and Jaish-e-Muhammad operating through small terror groups such as the TRF.
02:18Pakistan's pressure to remove references to TRF in the April 25 UN Security Council press statement
02:26is notable in this regard.
02:30Investigations into the Pahlgaam terror attack have brought out the communication notes of terrorists
02:36in and to Pakistan.
02:38The claims made by the Resistance Front and their reposting by known social media handles
02:45of the Lashkar-e-Taybha speak for themselves.
02:48Identification of the attackers based on eyewitness accounts as well as other information available
02:55to law enforcement agencies has also progressed.
02:59Our intelligence has developed an accurate picture of the planners and backers of this team.
03:06The features of this attack also tie in with Pakistan's long track record of perpetrating
03:12cross-border terrorism in India, which is well-documented and beyond question.
03:17Pakistan also has a well-deserved reputation as a haven for terrorists from around the world,
03:23with internationally proscribed terrorists enjoying impunity there.
03:27In addition, Pakistan has been known to willfully mislead the world and international forums,
03:33such as the Financial Action Task Force, on this issue.
03:36The Sajid Mir case in which this terrorist was declared dead and then, in response to international
03:42pressure, brought back to life, found alive and arrested, is the most glaring example.
03:48The latest attack in Pahlgaam has understandably generated deep anger in Jammu and Kashmir and
03:56in other parts of India.
03:57Following the attacks, the government of India naturally responded with a set of initial
04:03measures relating to our engagement with Pakistan.
04:07You are all aware of the decisions that were announced on the 23rd of April.
04:12However, it was deemed essential that the perpetrators and planners of the 22nd April attack be brought
04:20to justice, despite a fortnight having passed since the attacks, there has been no demonstrable
04:26step from Pakistan to take action against the terrorist infrastructure on its territory or on
04:33territory under its control.
04:35Instead, all it has indulged in are denials and allegations.
04:40Our intelligence monitoring of Pakistan-based terrorist modules indicated that further attacks
04:47against India were impending.
04:49There was thus a compulsion both to deter and to preempt.
04:55Earlier this morning, as you would be aware, India exercised its right to respond and preempt
05:01as well as deter more such cross-border attacks.
05:06These actions were measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible.
05:12They focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure
05:15and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across to India.
05:20You would also recall that the Security Council on 25th April 2025
05:25had issued a press statement on the Pahalgam terror attack,
05:29underlining, and I quote,
05:31the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors
05:36of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable
05:40and bring them to justice, unquote.
05:42India's latest actions should be seen in this context.