10/05/2026
Message by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on the Occasion of the First Anniversary of Marka-e-Haq
"Marka-e-Haq is a day to bow in gratitude before Allah Almighty for His countless blessings upon us. Today, we commemorate Pakistan’s valiant stand in adversity and the crushing defeat we inflicted on the enemy. The nation pays tribute to its martyrs, their families, and the ghazis who stood like a steel wall to defend their homeland. The well-coordinated and synchronized response of our forces across land, sea, air, and cyber domains established Pakistan as an invincible nation. Marka-e-Haq is etched in history as an epic feat of achieving overwhelming dominance over an enemy bent on unprovoked aggression. Pakistan clearly manifested its desire for peace while re-establishing deterrence and safeguarding its security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. We also remain steadfast in our efforts to root out “Fitna al-Khawarij” and “Fitna al-Hindustan” and take the fight against terrorism to its logical conclusion. No story of Pakistan is complete without Kashmir, which remains the unfinished agenda of the subcontinent’s partition. Strategic stability in South Asia, without the resolution of the Kashmir issue, will remain a distant dream; the issue needs to be resolved in accordance with United Nations resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. Today, Pakistan is recognized as a responsible nation that not only knows how to defend itself but has also emerged as a guarantor of global peace and stability. Pakistan’s pivotal role as a key mediator during the ongoing US-Iran conflict, and our efforts to seek an end to violence, have earned worldwide acknowledgement. Pakistan remains committed to its efforts aimed at the peaceful resolution of the conflict."