ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced May 10 to be named “Maarka-e-Haq”.
The Prime Minister recalled what he called historic response of Pakistan to India during Maarka-e-Haq as he addressed a ceremony held at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad to commemorate the conflict on Sunday.
President Asif Ali Zardari , Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir are among those attending the ceremony, while Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu are also present on the occasion.
Recalling the conflict with India, PM Shehbaz said that India “using Pahalgam as an excuse, made baseless accusations against us”. And despite Pakistan offering a transparent investigation into the incident, the “enemy, in the dark of the night, attacked our mosques and children, imposing an unprovoked war on us”.
“Our brave armed forces gave a historic response to the attack that the enemy carried out in the darkness of the night,” the PM said, adding that “our Shaheens dominated the conflict”. Consequently, he added, India was compelled to request a ceasefire after four hours.
He said even one year after the Pahalgam attack, India had not been able to present any evidence regarding Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the incident.
Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos a historic win
He termed the Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos a historic win while also terming it a glowing victory of the national honour, principles and self-respect.
The prime minister announced that ‘Youm-e-Bunyan-un-Marsoos’ would be celebrated on May 10 every year from now onwards.
PM Shehbaz paid tributes to the armed forces, particularly mentioning Field Marshal Asim Munir, who he said had set new examples of bravery and courage during Marka-i-Haq.
