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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has raised alarm over Pakistan’s financial support for terrorist organizations, suggesting that a portion of the IMF’s recent $1 billion loan to Islamabad could be diverted to rebuild terrorist infrastructure dismantled by Indian forces during Operation Sindoor and urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its recent $1 billion loan tranche to Islamabad, calling it a form of indirect terror financing.
Speaking at the Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Station, Singh claimed that the Pakistan government intends to spend Rs 14 crore on UN-designated terrorist Masood Azhar and is also funding the reconstruction of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) bases in Muridke and Bahawalpur—two of the nine targets hit by India during the recent cross-border operation.
“A significant portion of the IMF loan will certainly be used to rebuild this terror infrastructure. Would this not be considered indirect funding by the IMF?” Singh asked, adding, “Any financial assistance to Pakistan is nothing less than terror financing.”
The comments follow Pakistan minister Rana Tanveer Hussain’s visit to Muridke, where he announced that the government would rebuild the area at its own expense. Singh noted that the funding—sourced from Pakistani taxpayers—will directly aid groups involved in recent attacks like the one in Pahalgam, where 26 people were killed.
During his visit to Bhuj, Singh reflected on the Indian Air Force’s successful operations against Pakistan, particularly Operation Sindoor, which he claimed had neutralized terrorist elements in just 23 minutes. He lauded the courage and effectiveness of the Air Force, stressing that India’s resolve to combat terrorism would remain unyielding. “Attacking and eliminating terrorism is the new normal for New India,” he said.
Singh’s comments also addressed the broader geopolitical situation, asserting that India had effectively kept Pakistan on “probation” with the current ceasefire. “If Pakistan’s behaviour improves, that’s fine, but if there is any disturbance, we will give the harshest punishment,” he warned. The Minister made it clear that Operation Sindoor is not yet over. “Our actions were just a trailer, we will show the full picture, if need be. ‘Attacking and eliminating terrorism’ is the new normal of New India,” he said.
A day after meeting security forces personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, Defence Minister visited the Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Station. Gujarat, which shares a 508-kilometre-long border with Pakistan, was one of the states that Pakistan targeted using drones during the four-day military conflict. Bhuj was reportedly attacked using drones by Pakistan.
Team BharatShakti
