Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the Indian aircraft shot down during the brief military conflict in May last year \u201cbrought down Indian arrogance with them\u201d.<\/p>\n
He made these remarks while addressing a ceremony held in relevance to Marka-i-Haq<\/em> in Islamabad.<\/p>\n The conflict<\/u><\/a> with India \u2014 starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack<\/u><\/a> to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a ceasefire<\/u><\/a> between the two countries on May 10 \u2014 has been called \u201cMarka-i-Haq<\/u><\/em><\/a>\u201d (Battle of Truth) by the state.<\/p>\n During the conflict, New Delhi launched deadly air strikes<\/u><\/a> in Punjab and Azad Kashmir on May 7. Pakistan retaliated by downing<\/u><\/a> several Indian planes in air-to-air combat. The initial tally of the downed jets was announced as five and later raised to eight<\/a>.<\/p>\n In his fresh remarks on the matter, Tarar said: \u201cWhen those eight planes went down \u2014 and a lot of them were Rafale planes, which are a source of pride for India \u2014 those planes brought down with them the Indian arrogance; and proved to the world, once again, our dominance in aerial battle; and how Pakistan\u2019s indigenous technology helped it achieve victory.\u201d<\/p>\n He also said the Pakistan Navy was \u201calert and ready\u201d to respond to any aggression.<\/p>\n \u201cSo this Marka-i-Haq<\/em> belongs to the entire nation. We saw the entire nation stand tall, stand united. We set aside our political differences we set aside our differences of opinion, and the whole nation came together as a united force,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Earlier in his address, Tarar noted that a first information report of the Pahalgam attack in India-occupied Kashmir was registered \u201cwithin 10 minutes of the incident, without any inquiry, without anyone going to that spot, without nay detailed investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n He recalled that Indian was then quick to blame Pakistan, further stating that Islamabad\u2019s narrative during the May conflict \u201cgained strength\u201d right from the beginning because the \u201cwe expressed the truth at the right forum at the right time\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes down to narrative, it\u2019s all about saying the right thing at the right time at the right forum \u2026 There has to be a specific, detailed campaign with regard to what your strategic narrative is,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n