{"id":95461,"date":"2025-06-20T14:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pak-forces-strong-response-to-india-improves-pakistans-global-image-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:59:07","slug":"pak-forces-strong-response-to-india-improves-pakistans-global-image-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pak-forces-strong-response-to-india-improves-pakistans-global-image-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak forces strong response to India improves Pakistan\u2019s global image &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Friday praised Pakistan\u2019s strong and timely response to India on May 10, saying it improved the country\u2019s international image further and boosted the confidence of overseas Pakistanis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the National Assembly during the debate on the 2025-26 budget, Dr. Fazal said that Pakistan\u2019s desire for peace should not be seen as weakness.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that if India takes any aggressive step again, Pakistan will respond even more forcefully. \u201cCeasefire does not mean the threat is over\u2014we are always ready,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He strongly criticized Indian politicians and media for spreading false propaganda about Pakistan, especially in light of recent tensions. \u201cLet it be clear\u2014this is not a peace deal, only a ceasefire. If India repeats its mistake, we are fully prepared,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tariq Fazal urged the nation to remain united, describing Pakistan\u2019s strength as a solid wall in difficult times. \u201cWe must speak with one voice and stand together to defend our country,\u201d he said, adding that the people and armed forces are committed to protecting Pakistan\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n<p>He credited Allah Almighty for guiding the country and acknowledged the role of political leaders, the military, and citizens in raising Pakistan\u2019s reputation globally.<\/p>\n<p>He shared how overseas Pakistanis had told him they once felt hesitant while showing their passports, but that has changed after May 10. \u201cNow, our passport is seen with respect at immigration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tariq Fazal stressed that respect must be earned through actions, not just words. He criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting extremist ideology and said that Pakistan has always called for peace but will never allow aggression to go unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the internal situation, Dr. Tariq Fazal said Pakistan is going through a sensitive phase, and unity is more important than ever.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized the opposition for focusing on minor issues instead of serious economic and security matters.<\/p>\n<p>He accused opposition parties of playing politics instead of helping the country in difficult times, especially regarding security challenges involving the Taliban and tensions with India. \u201cThey crossed the line between fair criticism and harming national interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He called for harmony among institutions and urged everyone to present a united front. \u201cThis is the time to show the world we are united.,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tariq Fazal expressed disappointment that while the international community praised Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic response, some voices inside the country were still critical.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Parliament to act responsibly and protect national unity during times of regional stress. \u201cThe world is watching\u2014we must not doubt our own people,\u201d he said. He praised the success of Pakistan\u2019s anti-terror operations, saying India\u2019s recent aggression was an attempt to sabotage Pakistan\u2019s action in eliminating terrorist networks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Friday praised Pakistan\u2019s strong and timely response to India on May 10, saying it improved the country\u2019s international image further and boosted the confidence of overseas Pakistanis. Speaking in the National Assembly during the debate on the 2025-26 budget, Dr. Fazal said that Pakistan\u2019s desire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pakobserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tariq-Fazal-Chaudhry.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}