Islamabad: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, while praising the role of Pakistani media in the recent war against India, has said that the media is our pride, it fought the war alongside us.
On Thursday, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif awarded Army Chief Syed Asim Munir with the Baton of Field Marshal at the Presidential Palace.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif, members of the federal cabinet, and service chiefs were also present at the ceremony.
In a conversation with senior journalists at the Presidential Palace, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir said that the media is our pride, you people have told the world that we only speak the truth.
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir said that the media is our pillar, you fought the war with us.
Senior military officials discuss in the Presidential Palace Senior military officials, while discussing in the Presidential Palace, said that 313 Muslims defeated a force larger than themselves in the Battle of Badr. Allah granted victory to the Muslims under the leadership of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Battle of Badr.
Top military officials said that the help of Allah Almighty was always present in the war against India, the dominance over the enemy was an unseen help for Pakistan, thank God, we struck in such a way that the enemy had no answer, we inflicted such a wound on the enemy that he would not dare to attack.
Senior military officials further said that India approached the ceasefire through mediators.