A special ceremony marking the first anniversary of the Marka-e-Haq victory is being held at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, in the presence of the country’s top civil and military leaders.
Participants at the event include President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir, among others.
Pakistan Air Force aircraft will perform an air show, while a laser show will also take place during the event to be held at Shakarparian.
The event is part of days-long celebrations across the country marking Pakistan’s decisive victory over India in May last year.
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.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
