RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the country’s armed forces “dealt a decisive blow” to Indian “aggression”, responding to an attack launched “on a false pretext and bloated arrogance and ego”.
“The valiant Armed Forces of Pakistan, fortified by the unwavering resolve of the nation, defended the motherland in a heroic manner and dealt a decisive blow to the adversary’s dastardly aggression,” the Prime Minister said during his visit to Pasrur Cantonment in Sialkot.
During the visit, the Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, were also present during the visit.
The Prime Minister commended the “exceptional bravery and professionalism” of the troops during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, part of The Marqa-e-Haq.
During the visit, the Prime Minister received a comprehensive briefing on the conduct of the battle and the current operational preparedness of the Corps.
“History will eternally record, how, within a few hours, Pakistan’s defenders extinguished India’s unprovoked aggression with unmatched precision and resolve,” the Prime Minister said.
Interacting with officers and soldiers at the frontline, the Prime Minister lauded their high morale, exceptional professionalism, and unflinching readiness.
The Prime Minister further affirmed, “Pakistan takes immense pride in its brave sons; they are the crown jewels of the nation.”
“The blatant aggression against innocent civilians resulting into martyrdom of children, women and elderly and calling them terrorists is utterly shameful and against all international laws, norms and morality,” PM Shehbaz said.
He stated that “despite our offer of neutral investigations, India deliberately evaded such a path, as they had nothing to prove and based on a false pretext and bloated arrogance and ego, launched the offensive, for which it has got a very befitting response,”.
The Prime Minister also said that “our martyrs have always been our pride and the nation shall eternally remain indebted to them.”
