Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said during the 1965 Pakistan-India war, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed not only valiantly thwarted the Indian forces’ erroneous attempt to breach Lahore’s defenses but also inflicted significant losses upon them.
“His courageous actions played a pivotal role in determining the war’s outcome,” he said in a message on his 58th shahadat anniversary.
The war sent an unequivocal message to the international community that regardless of the ruthlessness or cowardice of the adversary, our nation and its military were fully prepared and capable of defending their sovereign territory, he added.
He said, “Our country takes immense pride in the extraordinary and incomparable sacrifices made by its armed forces to protect our homeland.”
The Speaker said, “We wholeheartedly offer our profound respect and unwavering support to our heroes.”
