- Indian forces carry out unprovoked strikes in Pakistan on May 6-7.
- Pakistan responds with swift, robust Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.
- Military’s media wing honours army martyrs as symbols of courage.
A total of 51 individuals, including 11 personnel of the armed forces and 40 civilians, were martyred in Indian strikes during the recent military confrontation with the arch-rival, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.
The military’s media wing released the updated number of casualties from the “barbaric” attacks, saying that the Indian Armed Forces launched unprovoked and reprehensible dastardly attacks targeting innocent civilians, including women, children, and the elderly on the night of May 6 and 7.
“These barbaric strikes resulted in the martyrdom of 40 civilians — among them 7 women and 15 children — while 121 others sustained injuries, including 10 women and 27 children,” the ISPR statement read.
In response to this grave aggression, the military’s media wing said, the Pakistan armed forces mounted a resolute response under the banner of Marka-e-Haq, delivering precise and notch-up retributive strikes through Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.
A total of 11 personnel of the Pakistan armed forces embraced martyrdom and 78 were wounded while defending the motherland with exemplary valour, it added.
ISPR also released the name of the martyred personnel, which is as follows:
Pakistan Army
- Naik Abdul Rehman, Lance Naik Dilawar Khan, Lance Naik Ikramullah, Naik Waqar Khalid, Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar, Sepoy Nisar.
Pakistan Air Force
- Squadron Leader Usman Yousuf, Chief Technician Aurangzeb, Senior Technician Najeeb, Corporal Technician Farooq, Senior Technician Mubashir.
The noble sacrifice of martyrs, the ISPR said, is an enduring symbol of courage, devotion, and unwavering patriotism — etched forever in the nation’s memory.
The military’s media wing said that the armed forces, together with the people of Pakistan, pay solemn tribute to the martyred civilians and military personnel, and offer heartfelt prayers for the swift recovery of the injured.
“The nation remains resolute in the face of aggression. Let there be no ambiguity: any attempt to challenge Pakistan’s sovereignty or territorial integrity, ever again, shall be met with a swift, full-spectrum, and decisive response Inshallah,” it concluded.
Pakistan armed forces launched a large-scale retaliatory military action, named “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos” and targeted several Indian military strikes across multiple regions.
The strikes, described by officials as “precise and proportionate”, were carried out in response to India’s continued aggression across the Line of Control (LoC) and within Pakistan’s sovereignty, which New Delhi claimed were aimed at “terrorist targets” in response to last month’s Pahalgam attack in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.
