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‘DESPITE VICTORY WE STILL SEEK PEACE’: PM INVITES INDIA TO LIVE AS ‘PEACEFUL NEIGHBOUR’
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PM SHEHBAZ STRESSES THERE IS NO PERMANENT PEACE WITHOUT SOLUTION TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND WATER DISTRIBUTION ISSUES
TODAY MILITARY’S PROWESS OF PAKISTAN BEING TALKED ABOUT FROM UNITED STATES TO JAPAN: PM
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SAYS CONFLICT SOLVED NOTHING, ONLY BRINGING MORE POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS TO BOTH SIDES
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LAUDS TECHNOLOGY USED BY PAF HAD STUNNED THE ENEMY AND SENT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE OF ALLIES SOARING
PREMIER THANKS FRIENDLY COUNTRIES, ALLIES FOR SUPPORTING PAKISTAN'S FIRM, FAIR AND JUST STAND AGAINST BASELESS INDIAN PROPAGANDA
President, PM eulogise martyrs of Marka-e-Haq as Youm-e Tashakur observed nationwide
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RIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for peace, saying “We won the war against ‘arch-rival’ but sought peace and invited India to live as a “peaceful neighbor,” amid country-wide celebrations to mark the success of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos. “Pakistan has won the war but stills want peace. Our armed forces have taught our enemy a lesson but we condemn aggression. We want this part of the world to be as prosperous and progressive as others through hard work, undying efforts and living like peaceful neighbours,” Premier Shehbaz Sharif emphasized while addressing the main ceremony of Youm-e-Tashakur (Thanksgiving Day), celebrated nationwide to mark the success of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos and pay tribute to the armed forces of Pakistan. The ceremony Youm-e-Tashakur (Thanksgiving Day) was held at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad was attended by Cabinet members, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, services chiefs, foreign diplomats, media persons, artists and sports personalities as well as senior military and civil officials. It began with the recitation of the Holy Quran, opening speeches and spectacular flypast by the fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force.
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Syeda Hadia Hashmi, Shabnam Majeed and Sahir Ali Bagga presented patriotic songs. The India resorted to unprovoked military confrontation with after accusing the Islamabad of involvement in the attack on tourists in Pahalgam, a town in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. On the night of May 6-7, New Delhi launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then exchanged missiles, which stretched over the week. It drew intervention by the United States President Trump, finally leading to a ceasefire between the nuclear warring rivals.
On May 10, when tensions between the two countries peaked, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached between India and Pakistan. According to the government, 40 civilians — including seven women and 15 children and 13 armed forces personnel — lost their lives in the Indian aggression, and 121 others sustained injuries. The Prime Minister praised the martyrs, their families, his cabinet members, service chiefs, and the nation for successful, timely and decisive response to the Indian aggression.
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Youm-e-Tashakur was celebrated across the country, including AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan with national fervor on Friday to celebrate the victory in Operation Bunyanum Marsoos and Marka-e-Haq while reiterating support for the brave armed forces. The day dawned with special prayers in Mosques and recitation of Holy Quran. Thirty-one gun salute after Fajr prayer in the federal capital and twenty one gun salute at provincial capitals boomed out to mark the Day. Flag hoisting ceremonies and public rallies were held across the country as part of the nationwide observance announced by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Flag hoisting ceremonies were organized at Air Headquarters Islamabad, Badaber Base Peshawar and PAF academies at Risalpur and Korangi in Karachi. Floral wreaths were laid at the memo-
rials of the martyrs and Fateha was recited. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif hoisted national flag at Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad in connection with “Youm-e-Tashakur”. The Prime Minister, on the occasion said, today “Youm-e-Tashakur” is being observed to thank Allah Almighty for the magnificent victory of Pakistan against the blatant aggression and provocation of India. He said India, while demonstrating cowardice, attacked Pakistan on the night of 6th and 7th of this month, resulting in the martyrdom and injuries of innocent Pakistanis. He said Indian aggression compelled Pakistan to respond. The Prime Minister said Pakistan is a peaceful country, but it reserves right to give a befitting response in its defence. He said the valiant and professional armed forces of Pakistan responded befittingly and effectively to India and wrote a golden chapter in the military history of the country.