{"id":848,"date":"2026-05-06T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=848"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:59:16","slug":"khawaja-asif-warns-of-stronger-response-to-future-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/khawaja-asif-warns-of-stronger-response-to-future-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"Khawaja Asif warns of stronger response to future aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said Marka-e-Haq has made it clear that any future aggression will be met with a response far more intense and decisive, Radio Pakistan reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 13, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that May 10 will be observed annually as Youm-e-Marka-e-Haq to commemorate the \u201cmagnificent success\u201d of &#8216;Operation Bunyanum Marsoos&#8217; and to express national solidarity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a video statement, the defence minister said the retaliatory capabilities of the Army, Navy, and Air Force are faster and more coordinated than the enemy can imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the entire nation stands united with its armed forces as a steel wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asif said the insight and confidence of Pakistani youth are the nation\u2019s true strength and that they know how to defend the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, speaking at the launch ceremony of a picture book titled The Battle of Truth (Marka-e-Haq), published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoIB) in collaboration with the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the minister said the entire nation stood united against any form of enemy aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Pakistan had emerged as a more stable and powerful country and had become a symbol of stability in the region. \u201cWe are ready for any kind of Indian proxy war,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister said the Pakistan armed forces had foiled India\u2019s \u201cnefarious designs\u201d during Marka-e-Haq and successfully neutralised its S-400 air defence system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said no country in the region was safe from India\u2019s Hindutva mindset, adding that it had repeatedly imposed wars on Pakistan to divert attention from its internal issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said Marka-e-Haq has made it clear that any future aggression will be met with a response far more intense and decisive, Radio Pakistan reported. 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