BAKU
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, once again, thanked the \u201cbold and decisive leadership\u201d of US President Donald Trump for brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India during the conflict between the two nuclear neighbours in May.
\nWhile addressing Azerbaijan\u2019s Victory Day parade in Baku, the premier praised President Trump\u2019s exemplary leadership, which led to the success of the peace efforts.
\n\u201cIt was President Trump\u2019s, bold and decisive leadership, that brought about, the ceasefire, between Pakistan and India, restoring peace in South Asia \u2014 averting a major war, and saving millions of people.\u201d
\nIn his speech, the PM reiterated that Pakistan, \u201cjust like their Azerbaijani and Turkish brothers\u201d, seeks peace, adding that no one can ever be allowed to challenge its sovereignty or undermine its territorial integrity.
\nThe premier recalled that the Azerbaijani and Turkish military contingents had \u201cproudly\u201d marched alongside the Pakistani armed forces in Islamabad amid tremendous applause on August 14 this year, when they celebrated \u2018Marka-i-Haq\u2019 to commemorate their \u201chistoric victory\u201d in the four-day war with India.
\nThe Pakistan Army had named the period of conflict with India from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the May 10 conclusion of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos as \u201cMarka-i-Haq\u201d in May.
\nPM Shehbaz highlighted how, five years ago, \u201cthe courageous sons of Azerbaijan, under the bold and visionary leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, rose to respond to the call of history\u201d.
\n\u201cThe world witnessed in awe as Azerbaijan\u2019s brave armed forces liberated their ancestral lands of majestic Karabakh,\u201d the PM stated. \u201cThroughout this entire struggle for liberation, Pakistan stood like a rock with its brotherly country Azerbaijan.\u201d
\nAccording to PM Shehbaz, Azerbaijan\u2019s victory in Karabakh was a \u201cglorious vindication\u201d of a just cause and a beacon of hope for all nations striving for sovereignty and self-determination, including the brave and resilient people of Gaza and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
\nThe prime minister arrived in Baku on Friday for a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan at Aliyev\u2019s invitation and to attend the country\u2019s Victory Day ceremony.
\nReferring to the recent flare up with the Afghan Taliban regime, the prime minister said that their common resolve for peace has most recently been tested in the case of Afghanistan and expressed gratitude to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well as to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for their \u201cinvaluable contribution\u201d in facilitating, the peace efforts, between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
\n\u201cThis is a true reflection of the strong and time-tested fraternal ties between our countries that stand together, through thick and thin,\u201c he opined.
\nVictory Day is observed to \u201ccommemorate the historic victory in the 44-day-long Karabakh Liberation War against Armenia\u201d, according to the PM\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BAKU Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, once again, thanked the \u201cbold and decisive leadership\u201d of US President Donald Trump for brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India during the conflict between the two nuclear neighbours in May. While addressing Azerbaijan\u2019s Victory Day parade in Baku, the premier praised President Trump\u2019s exemplary leadership, which led […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-513390","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n