ISLAMABAD (Big Digit) Battle of Truth; National Day of Thanksgiving to pay tribute to Pakistan’s Armed Forces today
(Asghar Ali Mubarak)
ISLAMABAD (Big Digit) Today is a national day of thanksgiving to pay tribute to Pakistan’s Armed Forces for their victory in the Battle of Truth and the successful Operation Banyan Marsus.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while congratulating the armed forces on achieving a glorious victory against Indian aggression, has said that the falcons of the Pakistan Air Force have shot down not 5 but 6 enemy aircraft and the way they targeted 3 Rafales will be remembered by Modi and the world till the Day of Judgment.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while addressing the falcons of the Pakistan Air Force, said that today I have come to congratulate you from the bottom of my heart on my behalf and on behalf of the 240 million people of Pakistan on the great and glorious victory.
He said that I have just come to meet the sons of the great mothers of the nation who not only broke the teeth of the enemy in this short war but also crushed his arrogance and pride with the highest professionalism and courage.
He said that from May 6 to May 10, and before the end on May 10, you have amazed the whole world with your highest skills, you have enlightened the enemies on all four levels and raised the confidence of friends and well-wishers to the sky.
The Prime Minister said that we have never been blessed with a more glorious victory in the history of Pakistan and this glorious victory has not only changed the thinking of the world but has also changed the balance in the region and the entire world. There can be no greater mercy from Allah Almighty on us than this.
He said that we are all bowing our heads before Allah for this glorious success of the Pakistan Army, but he gave a message to the enemy that if they look at it carelessly again, they will trample it under their feet.
He said that among those who led from the front, I congratulate Army Chief General Asim Munir, Air Chief Babar Sindhu and Naval Chief that on May 10, there was a resonance in the whole world that Pakistan had won this war with its technical expertise, expertise gained through its research. The Prime Minister said that I want to tell the nation that the Shaheens have shot down not 5 but 6 enemy aircraft and in the presentation it was said that 3 Rafales were shot down. He said that the way the JF-17 targeted 3 Rafales will be remembered by Modi and the world till the day of judgment. Pakistan launched Operation Banyan Marsus in response to Indian aggression, which was successful and destroyed the enemy’s defense system. It should be remembered that according to the ISPR, the war between Pakistan and India from April 22 to May 10 has been named ‘Battle of Haq’. The operations of May 6 and 10 were part of Operation Banyan Marsus. Pakistan also announced the completion of Operation Bunyan Marsus.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had announced that every year on May 10, the Day of Battle of Truth will be celebrated with enthusiasm and the spirit of national unity. He said that the professional capabilities of the brave forces have made us proud.
The Prime Minister decided to celebrate May 16 as a day to pay tribute to the Pakistani Armed Forces and to offer thanksgiving to Allah and said that today, Friday, in continuation of the Day of Thanksgiving, special prayers should be offered, offer thanksgiving to Allah and pray for the development of the country and the nation.
On the occasion of the Day of Thanksgiving, the day began with Quran recitation and special prayers in mosques, a 31-gun salute was given in the federal capital while a 21-gun salute was given in the provincial capital. The changing of the guards ceremony was held at the Quaid-e-Azam and the Iqbal mausoleums, flag hoisting ceremonies were held in the federal and provincial capitals. Flowers were placed at the martyrs’ memorials across the country and prayer ceremonies were held.
On the other hand, in this regard, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has said that the Day of Thanksgiving is a symbol of the steadfastness and victory of the Pakistani nation.
He said that the entire nation will prostrate before Allah Almighty on Friday and thank Him for granting us a historic victory against the unprovoked aggression of the enemy.
The prominent ceremony of the Day of Thanksgiving will be held tonight at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad. Important figures from all schools of thought will attend the ceremony.
The special guest of the ceremony will be Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of Armed Forces will also be part of the ceremony.
Special meetings were held with the families of the martyrs of Operation Banyan Marsus to pay tribute to them. In this context, Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Anwarul Haq visited the homes of those martyred and injured in Indian shelling.
The Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir distributed cheques among the injured. He said that Pakistan’s armed forces responded to Modi’s aggression in a befitting manner.
He said that the need for civil defense is as much in big cities as it is on the LoC, and they are improving their performance to meet future challenges.
It should be noted that the military confrontation between India and Pakistan began when India blamed Islamabad for the attack on tourists in the tourist spot of Pahalgam in occupied Kashmir. Later, on the night of May 6 and 7, New Delhi launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan, in response to which Pakistan launched Operation Banyan Marsus. On May 10, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached between India and Pakistan.It is worth noting that in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned that any violation of the ceasefire by India would be met with a “swift and decisive response” from Pakistan, and warned that serious tensions between the two countries could lead to mutual destruction. It is worth noting that the military confrontation between India and Pakistan began when India blamed Islamabad for an attack on tourists in the tourist resort of Pahalgam in occupied Kashmir. Later, on the night of May 6 and 7, New Delhi launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan, resulting in the martyrdom of civilians in Pakistan, after which Pakistan launched a retaliatory operation. This series continued for a few days, after which the parties finally agreed to a ceasefire after US intervention.
On May 10, when tensions between the two countries were at their peak, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached between India and Pakistan.
According to the Pakistani government, the Indian aggression resulted in the martyrdom of 40 civilians, including 7 women and 15 children, while 121 civilians were injured.
, DG ISPR warned that war-mad India was preparing a ‘prescription of mutual destruction’, adding that the world was now recognizing the nuclear threat.
Lt Gen Chaudhry added that ‘any country like America understands the folly and what the Indians are trying to do here.’
Talking about India’s actions in Kashmir, he accused India of trying to ‘internalize the issue of Kashmir and harass the people’ with a heavy military presence (in occupied Kashmir).
‘This is an issue that needs to be resolved by the Kashmiri people as per the UN Security Council resolution,’ DG ISPR said. ‘Anyone who tries to violate our territorial integrity and sovereignty, our response will be befitting.’ DG ISPR warns that ‘serious tensions between India and Pakistan will destroy both countries’ under the concept of ‘mutual assured destruction’
Mutual assured destruction or MAD is a principle of military strategy and national security policy that holds that the use of nuclear weapons in a war between two nuclear-armed countries would destroy both countries.
In a press conference held last week after the ceasefire, DG ISPR had warned that the conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi could ‘pose a threat to over 1.6 billion people’. DG ISPR had added that ‘in fact, there is no scope for war between India and Pakistan. May 10 is the day of victory in the fight for truth, the day of the Al-Fath missile’s ‘Operation Banyan Marsus’. Operation ‘Banyan Marsus’ was launched against the enemy at dawn and Fateh-1 missiles were fired at India. Similarly, the Brahmos storage site in the Beas area was destroyed by Pakistani missiles, while the Pakistan Army also destroyed the airfield in Pathankot, and the training centers of the Indian military intelligence that carried out terrorism in Pakistan in Rajouri and Nowshera were also destroyed.
A video of the Pakistan Army targeting Pathankot with Fateh-1 and -2 missile systems during Operation Banyan Marsus against Indian aggression has come to light. Security sources say that the day of May 10 will always be remembered in Indian history. On May 10, the Pakistan Army, in addition to other weapons, carried out successful missile attacks on the Pathankot air base with Fateh-1 and -2.
The Pakistan Army’s Fateh-1 and -2 missile systems reduced important Indian installations to ashes. The Fateh-1 and -2 missile systems successfully targeted important enemy installations with great accuracy. Pakistan skillfully used Fateh 1 and Fateh 2 to inflict heavy losses on Indian military installations. India targeted 3 Pakistani airbases with missiles and drones on the night of February 10, after which Pakistan launched ‘Operation Banyan Marsus’ (Iron Wall) in response to Indian aggression in the early hours of the morning and destroyed several targets in India, including Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur airbases and several airfields, as well as the Brahmos storage site and the S-400 missile defense system. The targets were targeted from the airbases from which the people and mosques of Pakistan were targeted. It may be recalled that after the Pahalgam incident on April 22, 2025, India had started blaming Pakistan, after which the frosty relations between the two countries became tense. India had announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, restricted Pakistani diplomatic staff, while canceling the visas of Pakistanis in India and sending back all Pakistanis, including children, who were going for medical treatment. In response, Pakistan had termed the illegal suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty as a declaration of war, restricted Indian diplomatic staff, cancelled the visas of all Indians except Sikh pilgrims, while canceling all trade with India and closing the airspace for Indian flights. Later, India launched missile attacks on six places including Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad on the night of February 6-7, resulting in 26 civilians being martyred and 46 injured. more.