In retaliation to unprovoked Indian strikes, the Pakistan armed forces launched a military operation, named Bunyan un Marsoos, targeting multiple military installations in India.
“The Turkish FM lauded Pakistan’s measured and restrained response. Both leaders agreed to maintain close contact,” the Foreign Office said in a post on X.
Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan on Wednesday called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to express Türkiye’s solidarity with Pakistan against India’s unprovoked aggression, violating Pakistan’s sovereignty and killing innocent civilians.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement, the Turkiye’s FM expressed concern over the deteriorating regional security situation.
However, both the leaders agreed to remain in close coordination on the evolving situation.
The Foreign Office added South Asia — home to nearly one-fifth of the world’s population — can ill-afford the irresponsible actions like the ones being carried out by India.
At the weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said: “It is most unfortunate that India’s reckless conduct has brought the two nuclear-armed states closer to a major conflict.”
His remarks came ahead of a meeting between Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and PM Shehbaz Sharif and other top state functionaries. The Saudi official had travelled to Pakistan on Friday after completing an official visit to India.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Riyadh’s emissary “expressed heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious civilian lives”.
He said the kingdom was deeply concerned about the current situation in South Asia, and reiterated his country’s call for de-escalation, as well as peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes between Pakistan and India, in accordance with international law and the UN Security Council’s relevant resolutions, the PMO said.
Also China has “strongly” urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation—just hours after Pakistan launched a powerful missile retaliation against India in response to an unprovoked attack that killed dozens inside its borders.
China’s Foreign Ministry, voicing “deep concern,” stated: “We strongly urge both sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, exercise calm and restraint, return to the track of political settlement through peaceful means, and refrain from any action that could further escalate tensions.”
The operation’s name, Bunyan un Marsoos, is drawn from a verse of the Holy Quran, which means “a wall constructed of molten lead.” It symbolises solidarity, strength, and impenetrability.
According to security sources, under this operation, Indian military installations have been successfully targeted.
The key targets include the BrahMos missile storage site in the Beas area, the Udhampur Air Base, and the Pathankot Airfield.
