Senior officers of Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force are also present along with DG ISPR during the briefing
DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. SCREEN GRAB
Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan inflicted a crushing defeat across all fronts on a five times larger enemy at Marka-e-Haq.
The term “Marka-e-Haq” refers to the 2025 conflict with India, which began with the Pahalgam attack on 22 April and ended with a ceasefire on 10 May following Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.
Addressing a press conference marking a year since the completion of Marka-e-Haq, he congratulated the nation on the occasion. He said that Pakistan had defeated India on all fronts during the conflict, describing it as a humiliating defeat for the opponent.
He stated that the armed forces of Pakistan had overcome a much larger opponent and reiterated that the enemy was five times stronger in size.
Senior officers of Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force were also present along with DG ISPR during the briefing.
Pahalgam attack and Marka-e-Haq
On 22 April 2025, the escalation between Pakistan and India began when an attack in Pahalgam killed 26 people. India immediately blamed Pakistan for the incident. However, Pakistan categorically denied the Indian blame.
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In response, India took a series of hostile actions the next day, on 23 April 2025, including suspending the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), canceling visas for Pakistani nationals, closing the Wagah-Attari border crossing, ordering the closure of the Pakistan High Commission’s diplomatic staff in New Delhi, as well as other diplomatic embassies in Pakistan.
Tensions escalated further in the early hours of 7 May 2025 when missile attacks hit six towns 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 warplanes, including three Rafale jets. The confrontation intensified again in the early hours of 10 May 2025 when India targeted several Pakistani air bases with missile strikes. In retaliation, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, damaging Indian military installations, including missile sites, air bases and other strategic targets.
On 10 May 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 the Indian foreign minister.
