- CDF Asim Munir will attend the ceremony as the chief guest.
- The Navy and Air Chiefs will also attend the event from GHQ.
- The event will include the laying of wreaths at the martyrs’ monument.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir will address a ceremony marking the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq victory at GHQ, Rawalpindi, tomorrow (Sunday).
The ceremony, scheduled to begin at 8:40 a.m., will feature top military leaders, with Field Marshal Munir participating as the chief guest.
Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf will also attend the event, which includes laying wreaths at the martyrs’ monument and a tri-service salute.
Marka-e-Haq (Battle of Truth) refers to the 19-day military conflict with India, which took place from April 22 to May 10, 2025.
On May 6 and 7 last year, India launched an unprovoked attack on Pakistan, following an attack on tourists in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir region.
Pakistan, during the 87 hours of conflict, shot down eight Indian fighter jets, including the French-made Rafale, and dozens of drones. The war between the two nuclear-armed countries ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
On Thursday, earlier this week, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan was “preparing for future war”, while asserting that the country had not underestimated New Delhi but “placed them [India] where they are. »
The DG ISPR made the remarks at a press conference with Rear Admiral Shifaat Ali Khan and Air Vice Marshal Tariq Ghazi to mark the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq.
He pointed out that the Pakistani army had defeated an enemy “five times bigger than itself”, and further described India as a “terrorist state”.
Separately, Islamabad Traffic Police issued a notice ahead of an event planned to mark the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq on May 10, 2026.
According to the advisory issued on X by Islamabad’s deputy commissioner, temporary traffic diversions will remain in place on several key routes in the capital from 6 p.m.
