“Pakistan has started ‘Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos’,” reported Radio Pakistan as soon as Pakistan launched drones and missiles, including a Fattah-1 missile, at India during a pre-dawn attack on Saturday. The launch of the Fattah-1 ballistic missile occurred after Pakistan intensified the conflict a day prior, hitting 26 sites in India with drones and missiles following India’s Operation Sindoor.
The phrase ‘Bunyan-un-Marsoos’ means ‘strong and unshakable foundation’
Derived from a verse in the Quran, the phrase ‘Bunyan-un-Marsoos’ that means ‘strong and unshakable foundation’ has been used for a military operation by the Pakistani Army.
As reported by Al Jazeera, “Bunyan Marsoos is an Arabic term that roughly means ‘a framework composed of lead’. The Quran states: “Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.”
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By labeling its military offensive with the specific name, Pakistan appears to be trying to invoke religious themes and Quranic references in its actions against India.
Pakistan tries to invoke religious themes against India
On April 22 in Pahalgam, terrorists from Pakistan and those trained in Pakistan instructed tourists to recite the kalma to distinguish non-Muslims, then executed them at close range in view of their families.
The communal theme in the assault follows the subtle signals from General Asim Munir.
“Our forefathers believed that we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life. Our religion is different. Our customs are different… That was the foundation of the Two-Nation Theory,” said General Munir on April 16.
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Firstpost states that metaphorically, the expression represents Muslims who unite in solidarity and assistance—similar to bricks forming a wall—against an outside threat. The neighbor, however, has distorted the sacred phrase’s significance since it is not participating in any defensive measures, but rather launching an unprovoked assault on India to back terrorists and spilling the blood of innocent Indian civilians.
This sharply contrasts with India, which guaranteed that no civilian sites or military facilities were attacked during Operation Sindoor, emphasizing that the conflict was directed at terrorism funded by a rogue State.
How ‘Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos’ got breached?
By adopting the name, Pakistan probably aims to represent itself as an unassailable barrier or entity championing a cause.
The significant increase follows India’s strike on terrorist camps within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) as part of Operation Sindoor, initiated after the Pahalgam terrorist attacks on April 22 that resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
Pakistan likely named its military operation — Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos — due to the fact that it has been breached.
