Armed forces to defend Pakistan’s territorial integrity, sovereignty at all costs: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th May, 2026) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday reiterated that the Pakistan Armed Forces are fully prepared and will defend the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty at all costs.

“We will do it, come what may,” the DG ISPR vowed while addressing a press conference alongside Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral Shafaat Ali and Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Projects) Air Vice Marshal Tariq Ghazi on the eve of the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq.

He said that, by the grace of Allah, Pakistan’s Armed Forces fulfilled the aspirations of the nation by completely defeating an enemy five times larger in a multi-domain war. “The Pakistan Armed Forces defeated the enemy in line with the vision of the country’s political and military leadership,” he said.

He said that every child in Pakistan knows what happened during Marka-e-Haq. “Even children in India know what Pakistan did,” he added.

The DG ISPR said that there were 10 strategic consequences of Marka-e-Haq, the first of which was that the Indian narrative portraying Pakistan as a source of terrorism now stood buried.

India had consistently attempted to link terrorism with Pakistan without any evidence, he said.

He said that the FIR related to the Pahalgam incident was registered just 10 minutes after the occurrence of the incident. Despite the lapse of one year, India had failed to provide answers to Pakistan’s queries regarding the Pahalgam incident, he added.

He said India had repeatedly staged dramas alleging that Pakistan perpetrated terrorism in India, but now India’s narrative of accusing Pakistan of terrorism had been buried forever.

Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif said that India itself was the biggest sponsor of terrorism and had attempted to project itself as a net security provider. Pakistan and its leadership have emerged as the biggest ambassadors of security in the region, he added.

He said Indian politicians appeared more like warmongers. Some Indian politicians raise slogans of “Akhand Bharat” and speak in threatening language, he said.

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