National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Saturday claimed that ‘Operation Sindoor’—India’s precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan following the brutal Pahalgam terror attack—yielded no meaningful results and only caused further loss of life.
“I hope no such thing (Operation Sindoor) will happen. Nothing came out of it. Our 18 people died. Our borders were compromised,” he said, as quoted by news agency ANI. Abdullah warned that repeating such military operations would only deepen tensions between the two nations and threaten the fragile peace along the Line of Control.
Calling for renewed diplomacy, he added, “I hope both nations improve their relations. That is the only way.” He invoked former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous words, emphasizing, “Friends can be changed, but neighbours cannot.” Abdullah urged New Delhi and Islamabad to resume dialogue to secure lasting peace.
His remarks came in the aftermath of a devastating explosion at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowgam, which killed at least nine people and injured 29. The blast occurred while police, accompanied by a magistrate and forensic experts, were examining explosive material linked to the Red Fort blast investigation. These explosives had been recovered during the probe into the Faridabad terror module associated with the Delhi attack.
The former Chief Minister demanded a thorough and independent investigation into the Nowgam tragedy, suggesting that “mistakes” in handling the explosives may have contributed to the deadly incident that also damaged several residential buildings.
Abdullah’s comments followed the Centre’s recognition of the November 10 blast near Delhi’s Red Fort as a “terror attack,” with the government vowing strict action against those responsible.
