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The National Assembly on Monday unanimously approved a resolution hailing the armed forces’ “befitting response” to India’s unprovoked military aggression during last year’s May conflict. The conflict with India — starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a ceasefire between the two countries on May 10 — has been dubbed “ Marka-i-Haq ” (Battle of Truth) by the state. Today, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar moved the resolution, which stated that the NA paid “rich tributes to the gallant armed forces of Pakistan”. It noted that the armed forces, under the leadership and command of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, “launched Operation Bunyanum Marsoos on May 10, 2025, delivering a befitting response to this aggression”. The NA deplored that in the “aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist incident on April 22, 2025 in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a malicious campaign was immediately orchestrated by the Indian government, and amplified by its state-sponsored media, to baselessly implicate Pakistan without any evidence or investigation, despite the fact that the incident was categorically condemned by the Government of Pakistan”. The resolution condemned that despite PM Shehbaz’s “sincere and generous offer ” to participate in any neutral, transparent, and credible investigation “into what clearly appeared to be an overt false-flag operation, India proceeded to launch an unprovoked airstrike on Pakistan on May 6, 2025, targeting innocent civilians”. The NA commended the “bravery and operational excellence of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), which swiftly established air superiority and shot down multiple Indian aircraft, including the much-hyped and pride of the Indian Air Force ‘Rafale’ jets”. It also extended heartfelt gratitude to every officer, soldier, airman and sailor of the armed forces on the battlefield for “making Operation Bunyanum Marsoos successful through their courage, professionalism and sacrifice”. The resolution highlighted that the armed forces destroyed an Indian brigade headquarters, as well as Brahmos facilities that had “fired missiles in Pakistan”. It added that PAF’s JF-17 Thunder jets “destroyed India’s $1.5 billion most sophisticated S-400 air defence asset”. The NA also praised the navy for its “strategic preparedness in giving a robust response with remarkable agility to the enemy and also successfully thwarted intrusion attempts to attack Pakistan”. “Consequently, the enemy was forced to retreat,” it added. The resolution honoured the martyrs of the armed forces for laying down their lives in the line of duty and inflicting a “humiliating defeat upon a numerically superior enemy across all domains of warfare, including land, air, sea and cyber”. It further acknowledged the “valuable contribution and technical expertise of Pakistan’s cyber warfare experts in effectively countering numerous cyber-attacks by the notorious Indian hackers”. “In response to these attacks, a large number of India’s strategic infrastructure was rendered dysfunctional and paralysed,” it added. The NA also acknowledged the “valuable support of the entire nation, including elected representatives from the government and opposition benches”. The NA warned India “in unequivocal terms that Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be misconstrued as weakness”. “Any misadventure against Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity will not be tolerated and Pakistan’s defence forces will hit back with all their might and main,” it affirmed, echoing remarks made by CDF Munir on Sunday during a ceremony held to mark Marka-i-Haq’s anniversary. The NA reaffirmed an “unwavering resolve and determination of the nation to stand with the armed forces of Pakistan in defending the geographical and ideological frontiers of the motherland, come what may”.
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