'Will respond at appropriate time': Pakistan on Lok Sabha debate on Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor

A special 16-hour debate was held in the Parliament on Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terror attack on July 28-29.

Pakistan’s Ministry of External Affairs has said that it is closely observing the developments in India’s Parliament, where a special two-day discussion was held to discuss the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and India’s retaliatory Operation Sindoor, reported CNN-News18.

In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, “We are monitoring the proceedings of the Lok Sabha. Pakistan will give its response at the appropriate time.”

During the special debate, the ruling BJP and its allies praised the Narendra Modi government for taking swift and bold action and also took sharp aim at the opposition, accusing them of questioning the capabilities and integrity of India’s armed forces.

Replying to an over 16-hour discussion in Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that no world leader had told India to stop Operation Sindoor as he lashed out at the Congress for “importing issues from Pakistan” and said the opposition party is joining terrorists and their masterminds in shedding tears after the victorious Indian military action.

The prime minister rebutted the Opposition’s charge over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of mediating “ceasefire”, saying he had told US Vice President J D Vance on May 9 night that Pakistan will pay dearly for any attack on India.

In his 102-minute speech, the prime minister lauded India’s military action as a “vijayotsav” (victory celebration) and told the House amid cheers from the treasury benches that he was presenting the “stand of Bharat”.

“India destroyed Pakistan’s military strength between May 9 and May 10. Pakistan now clearly understands that India’s response will always get bigger and that India can do anything if it engages in any misadventure in future,” he said, emphasising that Operation Sindoor is continuing.

Modi said Vance called him up a few times but he was busy in meetings with the armed forces brass and returned the call later. “The Vice President told me that Pakistan is going to launch a big attack. I told him if this is Pakistan’s intention, then this will cost it dearly. We will respond with a bigger attack. We will fire cannonballs against their bullets.” “No world leader asked India to stop its military operation,” he said.

India has made it clear that it will respond to terror on its own terms, won't tolerate nuclear blackmail and will treat terror sponsors and masterminds alike, he said.

No country stopped India from acting in its defence, PM Modi stressed, adding that only three of the 193 UN members spoke in favour of Pakistan, remarks which came soon after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed no country condemned Pakistan and cited Trump’s claims to question Modi’s leadership.