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Pakistan Sets May 10 as Annual 'Marka‑e‑Haq Day' at First‑Anniversary Events

The designation signals Islamabad’s bid to cement a state‑endorsed account of the 2025 clash.

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A worker clear rubble with an excavator as a police officer and local residents gather at the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aamad Khattak)
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Police officers and local residents examine the site of overnight suicide bombing at a security post in Fatah Khel, in Bannu, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aamad Khattak)

Overview

  • The Islamabad ceremony, held Sunday, featured Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement that May 10 will be marked each year as “Marka‑e‑Haq Day.”
  • Pakistani leaders restated their account of 2025, saying Operation Bunyan‑um‑Marsoos used Fatah missiles and Pakistan Air Force “Shaheens” to force a rapid ceasefire, claims India disputes and that lack independent verification in the reports.
  • Sharif publicly thanked foreign partners, singling out President Donald Trump for helping secure a halt to fighting, and said Pakistan had received a response from Iran in ongoing regional diplomacy.
  • Provincial legislatures moved in step, with the Punjab and Sindh assemblies passing unanimous resolutions on Monday that praised the armed forces and credited national leadership for the response.
  • Indian outlets highlighted a different version of events, reporting that many Pakistani strikes were thwarted and the halt to hostilities was arranged directly, underscoring the competing narratives the new observance seeks to fix in the public record.