DG ISPR Chaudhry Holds Marka-e-Haq Anniversary Press Conference: 'Pakistan Proved Strength Against 5× Bigger Enemy — Any Hostile Design Will Be Countered With Greater Force'

On May 7, 2026 — the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq (Pakistan's name for the May 7–10, 2025 conflict) — Pakistan's DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry held a major press conference at ISPR headquarters attended by senior tri-service representation, including Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral Shifaat Ali Khan and Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Projects) Air Vice Marshal Tariq Mahmood Ghazi. Key DG ISPR statements: (1) 'Pakistan proved its strength against a 5-times bigger enemy in Marka-e-Haq'; (2) India's attempt to paint Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism had been 'buried forever'; (3) Pakistan has emerged as the 'biggest ambassador of regional security, crushing India's terror nation rhetoric'; (4) The Pakistan Air Force's performance in the conflict 'will be inscribed in golden letters of history'; (5) Pakistan's Armed Forces formally vowed that any 'hostile design' against Pakistan would be countered with 'greater strength, precision and resolve' than India saw in May 2025. The DG ISPR press conference — flanked by naval and air force senior officers — represents Pakistan's highest-profile military anniversary statement, with the tri-service format designed to project unified deterrence. The warning of 'greater strength' directly responds to India's own anniversary messaging and Rajnath Singh's 'voluntary halt' narrative, establishing Pakistan's counter-narrative that India was compelled to stop rather than chose to. Pakistan's media — ARY News, Geo TV, Daily Pakistan — broadcast the presser live. The conference took place as India simultaneously released IAF strike footage and PM Modi issued his anniversary tribute.