During a parliamentary session, Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Pakistan sought a ceasefire with India following retaliatory airbase attacks by India's armed forces. Shah asserted that Pakistan "had no other option" but to request a ceasefire after India's military actions significantly crippled Pakistan's defense systems.

Addressing the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Shah discussed the events surrounding Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. He informed the House that following the operation, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan contacted his Indian counterpart on May 10, leading to a cessation of hostilities at 5 PM. Shah emphasized that the decision to halt the conflict was made despite India's advantageous position, noting that "every war has a civilian cost".

Shah highlighted the strategic precision of the Indian attacks, claiming that on May 9, eleven of Pakistan's air bases were destroyed, with eight being struck so accurately that Pakistan's air defense system was shaken. He contrasted the current government's approach with that of previous administrations, stating, "This is not Manmohan Singh's government; we will not sit quietly and send dossiers". Shah also mentioned that on April 30, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) granted the security forces complete operational freedom. Operation Sindoor was subsequently launched on May 7, during which nine terror sites within Pakistan were destroyed without causing any civilian casualties.

In his address, Shah also targeted the opposition Congress party, accusing them of questioning the origin of the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack. He stated that all three terrorists killed in Operation Mahadev were Pakistani nationals, providing details such as their voter identification and the Pakistani origin of the equipment found at their camp. Shah criticized Congress leader P. Chidambaram for allegedly giving a "clean chit" to Pakistan regarding the Pahalgam terror attack. He further accused the Congress of having a history of shielding Pakistan and questioned why some Indian leaders still doubt the terrorists' origin despite evidence such as Pakistani rifles, voter IDs, and chocolates recovered from them.

Shah also recalled an incident from 1948 when, according to him, the Indian armed forces were in a decisive position to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), but then Prime Minister Nehru declared a unilateral ceasefire. He argued that this decision by Nehru caused the present problem in Kashmir. He further said that during the 1962 war with China, Nehru had "bid goodbye to Assam" in a speech.