India will not differentiate between terrorists and those supporting them, says PM, in stern warning to Pakistan

New Delhi:  In a stern warning to Pakistan from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will not differentiate between terrorists and those supporting them and that Indian armed forces will decide on punishment in case of any future misadventure from the neighbouring nation.

Hailing the armed forces on ‘Operation Sindoor’, Modi said it dealt a severe blow to Pakistan as new details of damages suffered by the country are emerging every day.

The prime minister once again made it clear that India will not tolerate Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail.

“What the Indian armed forces have done during Operation Sindoor was not seen in many, many years. We have set a new normal in dealing with cross-border terrorism, he said. I salute our brave soldiers who punished those behind the Pahalgam attack beyond their imagination,” Modi said in his 79th Independence Day address.

“If Pakistan wants to be spared, it has to abolish the terror infrastructure…,” he added.

PM Modi said many handlers of terrorists were openly roaming around in Pakistan for the last two-and-a-half decades and were conspiring against India.

“India finished them at once. Pakistan was in depression and rattled at the same time, and it made the second mistake – instead of cooperating with India, it chose to attack us…,” said the prime minister.

India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the night of May 6–7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives.

In a swift and coordinated offensive, Indian forces struck nine terror targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, reportedly killing over 100 terrorists.

In response, Pakistan attempted strikes on multiple Indian military installations on May 8, 9, and 10.

India countered with a powerful assault on key Pakistani military facilities, including those at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian. Radar installations at Pasrur and the Sialkot air base were also hit with precision munitions, resulting in heavy damage.