Islamabad, Pakistan: During the first hour of launching Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, Pakistan destroyed Indian Pathan Kot, Sirsa Airfield, Adampur Air Force Station, BrahMos depots at Beas and Nagrota, brigade facilities in Uri, Akhnoor Aviation Base, Bathinda Airfield, Sri Nagar Air Base, and Chandighar Air Force strip. Pakistan announced a ceasefire after mediation by US President Donald Trump around 17.04 hours. The Operation continued for around 11 hours. India-Pakistan talks will be held on May 12, which would include all spheres of issues, including the Kashmir issue, confirmed sources. UAE has also offered both the countries to host talks to shun off tension between the two nuclear-armed nations.
Operation Bunyan-um Marsoos (Solid-Cemented Structure” or “Iron Wall”) is 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 the 2025 India–Pakistan strikes.
Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect. Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity!
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) May 10, 2025
Bunyanun Marsoos are the Holy words of Quran Ayah. The Operation was launched by the COAS, Gen. Asim Munir, just after Fajr Prayer and with the recitation of the Quran by him.
The Arabic phrase bunyan marṣūṣ appears in the Quran, praising believers “as though they are a wall forged of molten lead.”
On 10 May 2025, India carried out predawn missile and drone strikes on three Pakistani air bases, Nur Khan, Murid, and Shorkot, as well as on targets in Afghanistan. Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry appeared on television and said that India again attacked Pakistan and now Pakistan had launched Operation Bunyan-un Marsoos with a salvo of Fatah-II ballistic missiles and armed drones.
Independent outlets reported strikes on the Pathankot and Udhampur airfields, Adampur Air Force Station, where an S-400 battery was allegedly destroyed, BrahMos depots at Beas and Nagrota, and brigade facilities in Uri and Rajouri. The strikes on the Adampur S-400 Unit in Jalandhar were reportedly carried out by PAF JF-17 fighter jets using hypersonic missiles, in what was dubbed as precision strikes aimed at neutralizing one of India’s most sophisticated air defence equipment.
Pakistani cyber-units simultaneously disabled power grid stations in northern India. However, as per the joint statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (India) and the Ministry of Defence (India), there had been no damage done to the Indian power grid. Indian authorities acknowledged “high-speed missile attacks” on multiple bases but said most incoming munitions were intercepted, with “limited damage” on the ground. Indian forces have also stated that the S-400 battery was not struck and is still in operation.
TEN TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 18-DAY PAKISTAN-INDIA CONFLICT 2025
by Hammad Husain
1. Pakistan gained an upper hand in international diplomacy.
2. Pakistan achieved conventional superiority in the air and on the ground, shattering the international belief that India is stronger in a conventional war.
DEFENCE
– Pakistan shot down 5 Indian planes in an aerial battle with 82 IAF vs 42 PAF. (The largest and longest air battle of the 21st century) Involving 114 fighter planes.
– Pakistan neutralized 80 Indian and Israeli-made drones without them inflicting any serious damage on their targets.
– The weakness of the Indian Air Force was exposed internationally.
– Indian Navy is not a real threat, as they could not capitalize on their supposed superiority.
IN OFFENCE
– Pakistan hit 26 targets inside India with drones and missiles.
– Pakistan destroyed at least one battery of the cutting-edge S-400 air defence system.
– Multiple army posts in Kashmir were destroyed.
– The anti-Kashmiri Deputy Commissioner of Jammu was killed.
3. The Kashmir issue has again been internationalized, which India never wanted.
4. India and the BJP Government could not keep up with their chest-thumping objectives of capturing Azad Kashmir, breaking Balochistan, and punishing Pakistan.
5. 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. The world has today equated India with a much smaller Pakistan.
6. Pakistan’s mainstream media and social media came out on top in unified narrative building and gave tough competition to their Indian counterparts for the first time.
7. Indian mainstream media and known journalists lost their reputation after airing extreme fake and jingoistic news.
8. India lost its reputation internationally because of their false flag operations, jingoism, and unstable decision making, and no country openly backed them up in the standoff.
9. Pakistan put to the test its all-weather friends China and Türkiye, which openly supported Pakistan.
10. Pakistan emerged as a more responsible and mature country compared to India.
