What Does Pakistan's 'Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos' Mean?: Explained

Pakistan has launched military attacks on India, targeting India’s air bases, civilian areas and other key facilities. The country has named the attack “Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos,” after India carried out strikes on key Pakistani airbases early Saturday—Nur Khan (Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal), and Rafiqui (Jhang).

India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ earlier this week, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, killed over 100 terrorists, according to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

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Since India’s operation targeting terror camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), exchanges of firing have been ongoing in the border regions, with Pakistan resorting to heavy shelling, killing nearly 15 people in India.

‘Operation Bunyan-un-Maroos’ Meaning 

The name ‘Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos’ means “unshakable wall or solid structure.” The term has been used for military operations and for political movements. Derived from the Quran, the term has been used earlier by several groups, including rebels, to carry out attacks against their foes.

By adopting the term from the Quran, Pakistan appears to have given an ideological or religious tone to the ongoing India-Pak tension amid the escalation. With the term Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsoos, Pakistan is likely attempting to represent itself as an impregnable wall.

The name also symbolises unity and steadfast national defence, especially in the wake of increasing rebel attacks in Baluchistan areas.

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India’s Operation Sindoor was reported to have been a symbolic means of avenging the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack, where the terrorists singled out men, identified religion and shot them down, killing 26 people, including a local who died while trying to save the tourists.