Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Indian military aggression on Wednesday and warned New Delhi about the consequences, promising that “every drop of the martyrs’ blood will take revenge.”
His statement came after India launched missile, air and drones attacks during the night from May 6 to 7, pointing to multiple locations through Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan.
Addressing the nation in a televised speech, the prime minister declared that Pakistan’s response to the unpaved attack has demonstrated his military strength and resolution. “Last night, India made a serious mistake by launching an attack against us,” said Prime Minister. “You will have to pay the price of this aggression.”
While highlighting the military superiority of India in the numbers, Sharif praised Pakistan’s Air Force for his rapid retaliation, saying that he forced the Indian forces to retire before a decisive counterattack.
“It did not spend much time for a force many times larger than ours to bow before our will. Five Indian combat planes, symbols of their pride, were reduced to remains. Our response was decisive and the wounds that we inflicted will not easily heal,” he reiterated.
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The prime minister also cried the loss of innocent lives in the Indian attack, revealing that 26 Pakistani civilians were martyred, including a seven -year -old boy, whose funeral had attended earlier in the day.
“We are with the families of the martyrs and pray for the recovery of the injured. We promise that every drop of the blood of the martyrs will be explained,” he added.
It should be noted that the general director of Public Relations between Services (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, at a press conference reported that the Indian forces killed at least 31 civilians and wounded another 71 in attacks aimed at the civilian population of Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz praised the professionalism and courage of the Pakistan armed forces along the control line (LOC), during which they knocked down five Indian combat planes using what he described as “exceptional skill and courage.” “Our forces have demonstrated once again that they know how to offer an overwhelming response. We greet its value,” he said.
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Reaffirming the conventional military force of Pakistan, congratulated the bosses of the Armed Forces, saying that the entire nation is proud of their leadership and the performance of the troops.
When issuing a severe warning to India, the prime minister said that New Delhi “will have to suffer the consequences”, promising that “every drop of blood” spilled in the air attacks of the previous night would take revenge.
“This is the cowardly enemy who addresses unarmed civilians and believes herself stronger. But we demonstrate last night that Pakistan knows how to give an appropriate response in his defense. The nation greets the courage and strength of our armed forces,” he said.
While heading to the Pahalgam incident in Jammu and Kashmir of the Indians, which India cited as justification for his attack, Prime Minister Shehbaz rejected the accusation as unfounded, noting that Pakistan had offered to investigate the matter, an Indian proposal ignored.
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“This act of aggression is a clear attempt to divert attention from the realities of the busy Kashmir,” he said, added that no unilateral action by India can change the state disputed state of the region. He reiterated the demand of Pakistan for the implementation of UN resolutions that give the people of Kashmir their right to self -determination.
Meanwhile, the National Security Committee before authorized on Wednesday to the Armed Forces of Pakistan to take corresponding actions in response to Indian air attacks that went to multiple civil areas.
The forum also pointed out that the act of aggression of India also caused serious danger to commercial airlines that belong to the gulf fraternal countries, endangering the lives of thousands of passengers on board.
Asking the international community to take note, the NSC urged global powers to hold India for what it described as a deliberate escalation with possible regional consequences.
