WEBDESK: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Atta Tarar, said on Tuesday that Pakistan had given a strong reply to India’s aggression. He claimed that India later requested a ceasefire following Pakistan’s forceful response.
Tarar said Pakistan’s reply showed strength and resolve. He said Pakistan would never compromise on its sovereignty and security.
The minister added that India, after facing defeat on the military front, had now turned to theatrics on the sports field. He said India was politicising cricket, which he called against international values.
Tarar further stated that Pakistan would be the safest place in the world if India stopped its proxy wars. He reminded that Pakistan had sacrificed thousands of lives and suffered huge economic losses in the fight against terrorism.
Addressing a ceremony at the Institute of Regional Studies, Tarar said Pakistan had always stood for peace. But, whenever India attempted unprovoked aggression, Pakistan gave a strong and befitting reply. He said Pakistan had not only resisted Indian actions but also exposed New Delhi’s propaganda globally.
He repeated Pakistan’s desire for peaceful neighbourhood relations but said the “Pahalgam incident” had revealed India’s false flag tactics to the world. He claimed Pakistan had borne over 90,000 lives lost and billions of dollars in damages due to terrorism, making it one of the worst victims globally.
The minister said recent events had created a new balance of power in the region. He said the Pakistani nation, with the sacrifices of its armed forces, had shattered India’s dream of regional dominance.
On Kashmir, Tarar reaffirmed Pakistan’s political, diplomatic, and moral support for the Kashmiri people. He said the recent conflict had once again drawn global attention to the issue.
Concluding his speech, Tarar said Pakistan now stood before the world with a positive story. He pointed to the country’s economic and military successes, saying they had raised Pakistan’s image internationally.
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