Director General Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said Pakistan inflicted a complete defeat on a several times bigger enemy in multi-domain operations during Marka-e-Haq.
He was addressing a news conference along with Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Operations, Rear Admiral Shifaat Ali and Deputy Chief of Air Staff Projects, Air Vice Marshal, Tariq Ghazi in Rawalpindi today.
The DG ISPR said the armed forces lived up to the expectations of the nation in Marka-e-Haq.
Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry presented in detail the ten strategic outcomes of Marka-e-Haq.
He said the first outcome was that Indian narrative of painting Pakistan as a source of terrorism was buried forever. He emphasized that the international community fully understands that Pakistan is not a perpetrator, but a victim of state-sponsored terrorism of India.
He said the second result is the consolidation of Pakistan as a net security stabilizer in the region. He said we are peace loving country that seeks peace within and peace without.
The DG ISPR regretted that the Indian side dangerously resorted to escalation on the basis of a lie and fabricated drama while on the other side, Pakistan and its armed forces handled the situation with maturity. He said Pakistan is the biggest ambassador of stability in the region.
The DG ISPR said the third strategic outcome of Marka-e-Haq is the politicization of Indian military leadership and militarization of Indian political leadership.
He said the fourth consequence was the global recognition of Indian efforts to externalize their internal problems and internalize external problems while using terrorism as a state tool.
The DG ISPR said Jammu and Kashmir is not an internal problem of India. It is an internationally recognized dispute, emphasizing it has been on the UN Security Council agenda for several decades and there are many UNSC resolutions on it.
Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the fifth result exposed true face of Indian media and its discredited information operations. The sixth outcome was that Marka-e-Haq transformed character of warfare. He said this covered multi-domain operations, non-combat warfare, synergy, proxies and information. He said Pakistan is prepared for the war in all domains including air, sea, land, information and cyber.
Elaborating the seventh outcome, the DG ISPR said Pakistan proved its potential and resilience to combat multifaceted challenges posed by traditional and non-traditional security threats.
He said the next consequence is the loud and clear reestablishment of deterrence and reaffirmation of the fact that there is no space for war between two nuclear neighbours.
The DG ISPR said the ninth result was that Pakistan was recognized as a geopolitically significant and responsible middle power at the global stage. He said that the last, but most important consequence, was the unshakeable synergy between the people, the government and the armed forces which we call Bunyan-um-Marsoos effect.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said terrorism in Pakistan is being carried out by India, and Afghanistan is being used as a base of operations. He mentioned that there is a surge in terrorist incidents in Pakistan following Marka-e-Haq.
Highlighting Pakistan’s military capabilities, the DG ISPR said the armed forces with the support of the nation will defend Pakistan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty at all costs.
Answering a question, the Director General ISPR said operation Ghazab lil-Haq is continuing. He explained that there is a temporary pause in it. He said Ghazab lil-Haq is part of national response against terrorism. He said Pakistan has a very simple demand of the Afghan Taliban regime to refrain from sheltering Khawarij terrorists on their soil.
Replying to another question, he said it is the sole prerogative of the political parties to have a dialogue among them. He made it clear that the armed forces of Pakistan are not stakeholders in the politics of Pakistan. He said we do not represent any particular creed, sect, linguistic or political thought.
Briefing media, the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff said Pakistan Navy’s continues surveillance prevented India to harm maritime economic interests of Pakistan.
He said Pakistan Air Force and the Pakistan Navy were ready to hit Indian ship Vikrant during the Marka-e-Haq, but it did not dare to come out of its safe haven.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Chief of Air Staff informed that eight Indian fighter jets, including four Rafael, one Sukhoi Su-30, one Mirage 2000, one Mig-29 and one expensive multirole unmanned system, were shot down. In addition to this, a number of Indian aircraft were severely damaged and many of them are irrecoverable.
The Deputy Chief of Air Staff further said sixteen Indian airbases, key operational infrastructure of strong military relevance, Brahmos storage sites, critical command and control centers, including one at Barnala, and two S-400 batteries were successfully targeted.
