Premier Shehbaz says Trump\u2019s repeated praise is acknowledgement of Pakistan\u2019s battlefield performance
\n Islamabad
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that every speech by US President Donald Trump mentions \u201cthe downing of seven brand-new Indian aircraft by Pakistan\u201d, declaring it proof of the country\u2019s military strength and global recognition.
\nHe made the remarks while addressing a foundation-laying ceremony for a Danish School in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
\nPM Shehbaz said that the latest report submitted to the US Congress \u201cstamped\u201d Pakistan\u2019s stance on events of the May conflict, asserting that \u201cIndia had received a stinging slap from Pakistan\u2019s armed forces\u201d.
\n\u201cAllah Almighty has honoured Pakistan through the bravery of our soldiers,\u201d he added.
\nA report presented to the United States Congress acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s \u201cmilitary success over India\u201d in the four-day war in May this year, stating that Pakistan used Chinese-made weapons to down Indian fighter jets, including French-made Rafales.
\nThe prime minister claimed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the army had forced India \u201cto its knees within four days\u201d, arguing that Trump\u2019s repeated praise of Pakistan in his public speeches was further acknowledgement of that battlefield performance.
\n\u201cTrump praises Pakistan in every speech,\u201d he said.
\nTurning to education, PM Shehbaz said Danish Schools were transforming opportunities for children across the country.
\nHe noted that students at these institutions receive free education, accommodation, uniforms and support on merit, adding that the network, launched in Punjab, was now expanding nationwide. He announced that the Bagh campus would be inaugurated on March 23, 2026.
\nPM Shehbaz also indicated that a Danish School would be approved for Forward Kahuta, saying the dream of spreading such institutions to AJK was now close to fulfilment.
\nThe Pakistan-India conflict was instigated by India after launching strikes inside Pakistan following a deadly attack that killed 26 people in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Pahalgam town.
\nThe US-China Economic and Security Review Commission report \u2014 reviewing US-China security and foreign affairs \u2014 highlighted the deepening defence cooperation between Islamabad and Beijing, stating that Pakistan employed advanced Chinese weaponry to enhance its military edge over India.
\nThe conflict saw Pakistan successfully employing China\u2019s modern weapons systems in active combat for the first time, including the HQ-9 air-defence system, PL-15 air-to-air missiles, and J-10C fighter aircraft.
\nThe clash \u2014 during which Islamabad says the PAF downed seven Indian fighter jets, including Rafales \u2014 became a notable \u201cselling point\u201d for China\u2019s defence sales efforts, the report added.
\nIt also noted that China offered to sell 40 J-35 fifth-generation fighter jets, KJ-500 surveillance aircraft, and ballistic missile defence systems to Pakistan in June.
\nThe report also emphasised the intensity of the conflict, observing that both countries struck targets deeper into each other\u2019s territories \u201cthan at any point in the past 50 years\u201d.
\nThe deadly conflict between the two countries began when India conducted missile strikes inside Pakistan during the night of May 5 and 6, which New Delhi claimed were aimed at \u201cterrorist targets\u201d in response to the Pahalgam attack.
\nHowever, the strikes resulted in the martyrdom of several civilians and security personnel, while Pakistan, in addition to downing Rafales and other fighter jets, downed dozens of drones.
\nPakistan Armed Forces then launched a large-scale retaliatory strike, named \u201cOperation Bunyan-um-Marsoos\u201d, targeting over 20 Indian military sites across multiple regions.
\nThe Pakistan Air Force also used its JF-17 Thunder jets to destroy India\u2019s S-400 air defence system in Adampur by using hypersonic missiles.
\nThe clashes between the two nuclear-armed nations came to a close on May 10 after a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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