Operation Bunyanum Marsus enhances significance of Youm-e-Takbeer

LAHORE : Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique has said in a message on Youm-e-Takbir that the importance of today’s (May 28) Youm-e-Takbir has increased in the context of the recent Operation Bunyanum Marsus by the Pakistan Army.

He said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shattered India’s dream of becoming the regional policeman and gave a befitting reply to the enemy by carrying out nuclear explosions.

Local Government minister said that the nuclear explosions of May 28 proved to be instrumental in making Pakistan’s defence invincible. 'The current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif continued the same policy and took bold decisions. As a result of this policy, the Pakistani Army gave a befitting reply to the enemy’s aggression on May 10', he remarked.

Zeeshan Rafique said that Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s war strategy became a golden chapter in history. 'The enemy had to eat and India's war fever started looking for ways to escape', he observed. Paying rich tribute to the sacrifices of the martyrs, he said that the armed forces ensured full protection of the motherland.

The minister for Local Government said that Allah Almighty bestowed Pakistan with grace and respect internationally in the 'Marka-e-Haq', while the enemy was badly humiliated and disgraced on every front. He said that the people stood with the Pakistani forces after seeing the threat to their country. 'The morale of the people of Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz remained high', he noted.

Zeeshan Rafique added that it has been proven that strong defence is indispensable for peace. 'In the future, the enemy will think a hundred times before looking at us with a malicious eye, he concluded.