{"id":534037,"date":"2026-03-01T10:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=534037"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:09:16","slug":"pak-stands-firm-vigilant-fully-capable-of-defending-its-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pak-stands-firm-vigilant-fully-capable-of-defending-its-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak stands firm, vigilant, fully capable of defending its sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nFederal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Saturday said the Indian government and its \u201cpropaganda-driven media machinery\u201d must stop misleading the world with fabricated stories about Pakistan and Afghanistan.<br \/>\nIn a post on his X account, he said, \u201cThe reality is clear and has been witnessed by the world: Pakistan has demonstrated its defensive capability with confidence and precision. When tensions escalated in the past, Indian aircraft, including Rafale jets, were neutralised and exposed before the international community. These are not narratives; these are events recorded and acknowledged globally.\u201d<br \/>\nHe said that instead of manufacturing propaganda, India should reflect on its own actions.<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s armed forces, he added, have consistently acted with resolve against Indian-backed terrorist networks operating across borders. Targeted operations have dismantled these elements one by one, and the world has seen the results.<br \/>\nHe further said that no amount of media spins can rewrite facts. False narratives may serve domestic political purposes, but they cannot deceive the international community indefinitely.<br \/>\n\u201cPakistan stands firm, vigilant, and fully capable of defending its sovereignty.<br \/>\nPropaganda will fall. Truth will prevail,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary on Saturday said the Indian government and its \u201cpropaganda-driven media machinery\u201d must stop misleading the world with fabricated stories about Pakistan and Afghanistan. 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