Pakistan Names May 10 MarkaeHaq Day for 2025 Conflict

Islamabad, Pakistan - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on May 10 that the date will be observed annually as MarkaeHaq Day to commemorate Pakistan's response to Indian military actions the previous year. He made the declaration during a ceremony at the Pakistan Monument attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, military chiefs and political leaders.

The event marked the first anniversary of a brief conflict that began after gunmen killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists, in the Pahalgam area of Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, 2025. Indian officials blamed Pakistan-based militants and launched airstrikes on May 7, targeting what they described as terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan rejected the accusations, offered an international investigation and warned against escalation. Hostilities intensified with retaliatory strikes from both sides before a ceasefire took hold on May 10 following hotline communications between army officials.

Pakistani officials described the operation, named MarkaeHaq or Battle of Truth, as a decisive success. Sharif praised the armed forces for dominating the skies with Fatah missiles and Shaheen...