<p>Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir has claimed that Islamabad got “divine help” during the Operation Sindoor in May. </p><p>Munir made the remarks while addressing the National Ulema Conference in Islamabad recently, where he also drew parallels between Pakistan and the state established by the Prophet 1,400 years ago in the Arab region (today's Saudi Arabia).</p><p>While official details of the address delivered on December 10 were limited, selected clips of his speech were broadcast on local television on Sunday.</p><p>“We felt it (divine help),” he claimed and also recited several verses from the Quran. </p><p>India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.</p>.9 terrorists killed in separate ops in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<p>The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes between the two countries and ended with an understanding to stop the military actions on May 10.</p><p><strong>'Choose between TTP and Pakistan' </strong></p><p>Munir has asked Afghanistan's Taliban regime to choose between TTP and Pakistan, saying that a majority of militant groups infiltrating across the border comprise Afghan nationals.</p><p>“In the TTP formations coming [into Pakistan], 70 per cent are Afghans,” he said. “Is Afghanistan not spilling the blood of our Pakistani children?”</p><p>He reiterated his call that the Afghan Taliban should choose between Pakistan and the TTP.</p><p>The CDF further said that no one could order jihad in an Islamic state other than the state itself.</p><p>“No one can issue a fatwa for jihad without the order and permission and will of those vested with the authority,” he said during the conference.</p><p>His speech was loaded with Islamic references, and he also cited multiple verses from the Quran during his address.</p><p>The Field Marshal also stated that there are 57 Islamic countries in the world, and among them, “God gave us the honour of being the protectors of Haramain Sharifain (a reference to Makkah and Madina).”</p><p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>
<p>Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir has claimed that Islamabad got “divine help” during the Operation Sindoor in May. </p><p>Munir made the remarks while addressing the National Ulema Conference in Islamabad recently, where he also drew parallels between Pakistan and the state established by the Prophet 1,400 years ago in the Arab region (today's Saudi Arabia).</p><p>While official details of the address delivered on December 10 were limited, selected clips of his speech were broadcast on local television on Sunday.</p><p>“We felt it (divine help),” he claimed and also recited several verses from the Quran. </p><p>India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.</p>.9 terrorists killed in separate ops in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<p>The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes between the two countries and ended with an understanding to stop the military actions on May 10.</p><p><strong>'Choose between TTP and Pakistan' </strong></p><p>Munir has asked Afghanistan's Taliban regime to choose between TTP and Pakistan, saying that a majority of militant groups infiltrating across the border comprise Afghan nationals.</p><p>“In the TTP formations coming [into Pakistan], 70 per cent are Afghans,” he said. “Is Afghanistan not spilling the blood of our Pakistani children?”</p><p>He reiterated his call that the Afghan Taliban should choose between Pakistan and the TTP.</p><p>The CDF further said that no one could order jihad in an Islamic state other than the state itself.</p><p>“No one can issue a fatwa for jihad without the order and permission and will of those vested with the authority,” he said during the conference.</p><p>His speech was loaded with Islamic references, and he also cited multiple verses from the Quran during his address.</p><p>The Field Marshal also stated that there are 57 Islamic countries in the world, and among them, “God gave us the honour of being the protectors of Haramain Sharifain (a reference to Makkah and Madina).”</p><p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>
