Senior officers of Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force are also present along with DG ISPR during the briefing.
DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. SCREEN CAPTURE
Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday said Pakistan inflicted a crushing defeat on an enemy five times its size on all fronts in Marka-e-Haq.
The term “Marka-e-Haq” refers to the 2025 conflict with India, which began with the Pahalgam attack on April 22 and concluded with a ceasefire on May 10 following Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.
Addressing a press conference marking one year since the completion of Marka-e-Haq, he congratulated the nation on the occasion. He said Pakistan had defeated India on all fronts during the conflict, describing it as a humiliating defeat for the adversary.
He claimed that Pakistan’s armed forces had defeated a much larger opponent, reiterating that the enemy was five times stronger.
Senior officers of Pakistan Navy and Air Force were also present along with DG ISPR during the briefing.
Pahalgam and Marka-e-Haq attack
On April 22, 2025, escalation between Pakistan and India began when an attack in Pahalgam killed 26 people. India immediately blamed Pakistan for the incident. However, Pakistan categorically rejected India’s blame.
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In response, India took a series of hostile actions the next day on April 23, 2025, including suspending the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), canceling visas for Pakistani citizens, closing the Wagah-Attari border crossing, ordering the closure of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, and reducing diplomatic staff in each country’s embassies.
Tensions escalated further in the early hours of May 7, 2025, when missile strikes hit six cities in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), destroying a mosque and killing dozens of civilians, including women, children and the elderly.
In a swift military response, Pakistan’s armed forces shot down Indian fighter jets, including three Rafale jets. The standoff escalated again in the early hours of May 10, 2025, when India attacked several Pakistani air bases with missile strikes. In retaliation, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, which damaged Indian military installations, including missile storage sites, air bases and other strategic targets.
On May 10, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached after intense overnight diplomatic efforts. Minutes later, the agreement was confirmed separately by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and India’s Foreign Minister.
