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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00:00Good morning. Thank you all for joining this briefing.
00:04As you are all aware, on April 22, 2025,
00:09Pakistani and Pakistan-trained terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taybah
00:13carried out a savage attack on Indian tourists at Pahalgaam in Jammu and Kashmir in India.
00:20They murdered 26 people, including one national of Nepal,
00:24causing the largest number of civilian casualties in a terrorist attack in India
00:30since the 26th November 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
00:34The attack in Pahalgaam was marked by extreme barbarity,
00:38with the victims mostly killed with headshots from close range and in front of their families.
00:46Family members were deliberately traumatized through the manner of the killing,
00:50accompanied by the exhortation that they should take back the message.
00:55The attack was clearly driven by the objective of undermining the normalcy returning to Jammu and Kashmir.
01:03In particular, it was designed to impact the mainstay of the economy, tourism,
01:08with a record 23 million tourists visiting the valley last year.
01:13The calculation, presumably, was that harming growth and development in the Union territory
01:18would help keep it backward and create fertile ground for continued cross-border terrorism from Pakistan.
01:25The manner of the attack was also driven by an objective of provoking communal discord,
01:31both in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the nation.
01:34It is to the credit of the government and the people of India that these designs were foiled.
01:39A group calling itself the Resistance Front has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01:46This group is a front for the UN-proscribed Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
01:52It is notable that India had given inputs about the TRF in the half-yearly report
01:59to the monitoring team of the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee in May and November 2024,
02:06bringing out its role as a cover for Pakistan-based terrorist groups.
02:11Earlier, too, in December 2023, India had informed the monitoring team
02:17about Lashkar and Jaish-e-Muhammad operating through small terror groups such as the TRF.
02:24Pakistan's pressure to remove references to TRF in the April 25 UN Security Council press statement
02:31is notable in this regard.
02:34Investigations into the Pahlgam terror attack have brought out the communication nodes of terrorists
02:40in and to Pakistan.
02:43The claims made by the Resistance Front and their reposting by known social media handles
02:49of the Lashkar-e-Taiba speak for themselves.
02:53Identification of the attackers based on eyewitness accounts as well as other information
02:59available to law enforcement agencies has also progressed.
03:03Our intelligence has developed an accurate picture of the planners and backers of this team.
03:10The features of this attack also tie in with Pakistan's long track record
03:15of perpetrating cross-border terrorism in India, which is well-documented and beyond question.
03:22Pakistan also has a well-deserved reputation as a haven for terrorists from around the world,
03:27with internationally proscribed terrorists enjoying impunity there.
03:31In addition, Pakistan has been known to willfully mislead the world and international forums such
03:38as the Financial Action Task Force on this issue.
03:41The Sajid Meir case in which this terrorist was declared dead and then, in response to international
03:47pressure, brought back to life, found alive and arrested is the most glaring example.
03:52The latest attack in Pahalgam has understandably generated deep anger in Jammu and Kashmir and
04:00in other parts of India.
04:02Following the attacks, the government of India naturally responded with a set of initial measures
04:08relating to our engagement with Pakistan.
04:11You are all aware of the decisions that were announced on the 23rd of April.
04:15However, it was deemed essential that the perpetrators and planners of the 22nd April attack be brought
04:24to justice.
04:26Despite a fortnight having passed since the attacks, there has been no demonstrable step
04:31from Pakistan to take action against the terrorist infrastructure on its territory or on territory
04:38under its control.
04:39Instead, all it has indulged in are denials and allegations.
04:43Our intelligence monitoring of Pakistan-based terrorist modules indicated that further attacks against
04:52India were impending.
04:54There was thus a compulsion both to deter and to preempt.
04:59Earlier this morning, as you would be aware, India exercised its right to respond and preempt
05:06as well as deter more such cross-border attacks.
05:09These actions were measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible.
05:16They focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across
05:23to India.
05:24You would also recall that the Security Council on 25th April 2025 had issued a press statement
05:31on the Pahalgam terror attack, underlining, and I quote, the need to hold perpetrators, organisers,
05:39financiers, and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them
05:46to justice, unquote.
05:47India's latest actions should be seen in this context.
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