By Agha Iqrar Haroon
There are many takeaways for history out of Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, the biggest being that the events of 11 hours were enough for “Reestablishing the conventional deterrence”.
By the time US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos had already successfully achieved its targets through conventional deterrence by destroying every corner of Indian soil from where attacks were launched against Pakistan.
The huge success story is a mix of “Beyond Visual Range and Within Visual Range,” where Pakistan, for the first time in history, presented its undeniable case scientifically against Indian false narratives and allegations against Pakistan at the global level. Had it been media, international forums, diplomatic engagements, and air-to-air and ground actions, India licked its wound and Sindoor.
If the last 15 days, particularly the 11-hour “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos,” are examined, then they certainly indicate Pakistan’s victory over India in all spheres, including kinetic, diplomatic, and media management.
Beyond Visual Range
Operation Bunyan-un Marsoos (Solid-Cemented Structure” or “Iron Wall”) was the code-name given by the Pakistan Army to a large-scale retaliatory strike launched in the early hours of 10 May 2025 against a series of Indian military targets during India–Pakistan strikes.
Evidence proves that from May to the end, Pakistan won a huge air battle against Indian aggression, in which modern missiles were used. Pakistan did not suffer any losses in this battle, while five modern Indian fighter jets were shot down, including three Rafales, one SU-30, and one MiG-29.
The world’s most advanced armed drones, which were made by Israel under the names Harpy and Harop, were destroyed by Pakistan. A total of 78 Indian drones were targeted and shot down, which is considered a military success. Pakistan destroyed these drones in two ways through its modern air defense system: some were shot down directly by missiles or gunfire (called Hard Kill), and some were jammed or disabled by electronic systems (called Soft Kill).
Pakistan achieved complete defensive success against ballistic missiles and destroyed all enemy missiles en route. India’s hypersonic Brahmos missiles were also mostly destroyed by Pakistan’s modern air defense system, which was a major success for Pakistan’s defense system.
India attacked nine locations in Pakistan, to which Pakistan responded successfully by hitting 26 locations in India. This operation gave Pakistan complete confidence in its defense technology, combat capability, and ability to fight on both the eastern and western fronts.
Pakistan did not rely solely on a strategic response, but went two levels ahead and responded with a full-scale conventional response, which proved effective on both the defensive and offensive fronts. Now, the chances of a full-scale war between India and Pakistan are almost gone for the time being, because the world has understood that such a war would not only be dangerous but also that the international community cannot bear its burden.
Within Visual Range
On the positive side, Pakistan continued to receive strong support from the world. Despite India’s strenuous efforts, the IMF did not suspend the financial tranche to Pakistan because Pakistan’s economic recovery and prospects for a bright future are clear. World powers intervened in the tension, but India failed to become a global security provider. China, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf countries, and others supported Pakistan, while only Israel supported India, and the Western countries remained neutral. The world learned from Indian aggression and mistakes that escalating military tensions is a very dangerous act, and there is no place in the world for such war adventures.
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An important aspect came to light that India’s biased narrative against Muslims and Sikhs was exposed before the world. It became apparent internationally that minorities in India were being suppressed and targeted. After this revelation, India’s reputation was badly affected, and it may take many years for it to restore its position. But on the other hand, this crisis united Pakistan internally.
Pakistan tore up India’s storybook of allegations of alleged involvement of Pakistan in anything that went wrong within India and exposed Indian’s mechanism of writing and launching false flags against Pakistan, such as Pahalgam, Pulwama, Uri, and Pathankot attacks.
Pakistan’s narrative was factual and acceptable. The position taken by Pakistan in this dispute was based on facts, evidence, and ground truths. Pakistan’s narrative was accepted internationally, and it presented its reputation in a better light. India tried to mislead the international community by spreading false claims, fake images, and baseless news, but its narrative became the target of humor and ridicule. The world saw it as a propaganda campaign, which itself damaged India’s reputation.
India was accused in international circles of supporting the state terrorism of Fitna al-Khuraj in Balochistan and Azad Kashmir. This exposed the real face of India to the world. The impression that Pakistan had of sponsoring terrorism in the past was completely destroyed during this tension. The international community recognized that Pakistan had taken effective steps against terrorism.
India has tried for years to be seen as a separate and superior power to Pakistan on the global stage, but recent events have thwarted this effort, and India is once again being seen in the context of Pakistan. In the past, Afghanistan and Pakistan were included in the Pak-Afghan bloc, but now this concept has ended, and Pakistan is being recognized as an independent and separate entity. As a result of the recent tensions, the Kashmir issue has come back on the global agenda, and the world has recognized it as an unresolved issue. The path of peace and dialogue proposed by Pakistan is the only wise way to resolve the dispute.
The important lesson of this whole affair is that even a peaceful country can be safe only by its military strength, and Pakistan has proven that it will never compromise on its defensive strength. Today, Pakistan has made it clear that it cannot be considered a weaker power than India.
Differences at the political, military, and social levels were left behind, and the nation fought the enemy with unity. The three armed forces (Army, Air Force, Navy), the political leadership, the media, and the state institutions responded with complete coordination with each other. This proved to be an effective and coordinated effort for the country’s defense and national interests.
In simple words:
- Pakistan gained an upper hand in international diplomacy
- Achieved conventional superiority in the air and on the ground, shattering the international belief that India is stronger in a conventional war
- The Kashmir issue has again been internationalized, which India never wanted.
India and the BJP Government could not keep up with their chest-thumping objectives of capturing Azad Kashmir, breaking Balochistan, and punishing Pakistan. BJP’s longstanding desire and their international posturing that they are on their way to becoming a superpower, comparable to China, has come crashing down - Pakistan’s media came out on top in unified narrative building and gave tough competition to their Indian counterparts for the first time, while Indian mainstream media and known journalists lost their reputation after airing extreme fake and jingoistic news
- The world recognized that India operates through false flag operations, jingoism, and has no heart for humanity
- Pakistan emerged as a more responsible and mature country compared to India
