KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution lauding the Pakistan armed forces for their historic performance in Ma’arka-e-Haq — Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos — as the legislature resounded with tributes to the military’s firm and decisive response to Indian aggression.
The session, presided over by Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah began with Fatiha for the martyrs who laid down their lives in defence of the homeland.
The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who addressed the house at length before the assembly endorsed it with consensus.
He declared that Pakistan had crushed India’s arrogance and that the world now looked to Islamabad for regional peace. “Even President Trump, when thinking of peace in the world, remembers Pakistan’s leadership and its armed forces,” he said, adding that brother nation Iran had been composing songs in honour of the Pakistani people. He called on the nation to be grateful for the honour God had bestowed upon it.
The chief minister offered a detailed account of events leading up to the conflict. He recalled that on April 22 last year, India staged what he described as a false flag operation in Pahalgam, attacking its own unarmed civilians and promptly blaming Pakistan. “We knew India’s real intentions,” he said, noting that Pakistan had immediately offered to cooperate in any investigation. India attempted its first attack on Pakistan on April 29, which the armed forces repelled. On May 7, India struck Pakistani civilians with missiles, drawing a swift and overwhelming response from the Pakistan Air Force.
Murad Ali Shah said that between the nights of May 7 and 8, Pakistan effectively dismantled India’s military pride. He cited the shooting down of four Rafale jets, one MiG-29, one Su-30, one Mirage 2000 Plus and one UAV — a total of eight Indian aircraft — within an operation lasting just 25 minutes. He noted that 47 Indian aircraft were airborne at the time, all within Pakistan’s targeting range. “We could have downed them all, but we only struck those who attacked,” he said. He added that the armed forces and civilians together downed more than 77 Indian drones.
The chief minister said India again launched fresh attacks late on the night of May 9, targeting Nur Khan Airbase, Rahim Yar Khan and Sukkur. Following these strikes, Field Marshal Asim Munir sought the prime minister’s permission to respond in full. Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos at Fajr time in retaliation for India’s Operation Sindoor. The operation targeted 26 Indian military installations, including Suratgarh, Sirsa, Naliya, Bhatinda, Awantipur, Srinagar, Jammu, Udhampur, Adampur, Ambala and Pathankot.
“India targeted our civilians, but we did not touch a single Indian civilian,” Murad Ali Shah said, drawing a sharp contrast between the two countries’ conduct. He noted that in a final act of what he called cowardice, India struck Bolhari after the ceasefire, killing Pakistan Air Force personnel — but Pakistani pilots responded with precision using JF-17 jets, aircraft he said were procured from China during President Asif Zardari’s first presidential term and inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
The chief minister credited Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence to former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who on January 20, 1972, convened scientists in Multan and resolved to make Pakistan a nuclear power, a goal realised in May 1998. He said former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s contribution to missile technology had proven decisive in countering the Indian offensive. He also noted that President Zardari recently acquired a Hangor submarine, further strengthening Pakistan’s defence capabilities.
On India’s information war, Murad Ali Shah said Indian media had fabricated stories of Pakistani cities falling — claiming Karachi Port had been destroyed and Indian forces were inside Lahore. “I contacted naval authorities myself over the Karachi Port propaganda,” he said. “They told me Indian forces were 200 kilometres away and lacked the resolve to attack.” He added that while the Indian Air Force and Army made attempts, the Indian Navy did not even try. He also said Pakistan had jammed Indian cyber networks, causing considerable panic on the other side. On the ceasefire, the chief minister said India had approached President Trump to seek one, and Field Marshal Munir asked the prime minister for guidance. “The prime minister said: absolutely, we are ready,” he recounted. He said his several conversations with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made it clear that India had already lost the war before the ceasefire was agreed.
Opposition Leader Ali Khurshidi also addressed the house, saying the enemy came under cover of darkness but faced retreat and humiliation. “The response of the armed forces was the response of the entire nation,” he said.
Law Minister Zia Lanjar, Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah and members from MQM-P, Jamaat-e-Islami and PPP also took the floor to pay tribute to the armed forces and their leadership. MQM minority member Mahesh Kumar Hiseja said the country belonged to all its citizens — Muslim and non-Muslim alike. “On the name of Pakistan, we are all united,” he said.
JI member Muhammad Farooq praised the air force’s role and reiterated that Pakistan is a nation that stops wars, not starts them, calling for an early resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
PPP’s Gyan Chand Israni extended greetings to all Pakistani communities including Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Parsi, saying their love for the homeland was one.
A total of 17 members addressed the session, including Imdad Pitafi, Sajjad Soomro, Shabbir Qaimkhani, Jamal Ahmed, Sardar Shah, and Jam Khan Shoro.
After the unanimous passage of the resolution, the session was adjourned until 11 am on Tuesday.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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