Indian arrogance shot down alongside planes during last year's military conflict, Tarar says

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the Indian aircraft shot down during the brief military conflict in May last year “brought down Indian arrogance with them”.

He made these remarks while addressing a ceremony held in relevance to Marka-i-Haq in Islamabad.

The conflict with India — starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a ceasefire between the two countries on May 10 — has been called “Marka-i-Haq” (Battle of Truth) by the state.

During the conflict, New Delhi launched deadly air strikes in Punjab and Azad Kashmir on May 7. Pakistan retaliated by downing several Indian planes in air-to-air combat. The initial tally of the downed jets was announced as five and later raised to eight.

In his fresh remarks on the matter, Tarar said: “When those eight planes went down — and a lot of them were Rafale planes, which are a source of pride for India — those planes brought down with them the Indian arrogance. And proved to the world, once again, our dominance in aerial battle. And how Pakistan’s indigenous technology helped it achieve victory.”

He also said the Pakistan Navy was “alert and ready” to respond to any aggression.

“So this Marka-i-Haq belongs to the entire nation. We saw the entire nation stand tall, stand united. We set aside our political differences we set aside our differences of opinion, and the whole nation came together as a united force,” he added.

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