Yadgar-i-Fatah monument inaugurated in Islamabad on eve of Independence Day
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Key context: <p>The Yadgar-i-Fatah monument, built to honour Pakistan’s martyrs and commemorate <em>Marka-i-Haq</em>, was inaugurated in Islamabad on Thursday night, on the eve of the country’s 80th Independence Day.</p> <p>Visuals broadcast on television showed a large contingent of personnel from the military, paramilitary forces and police presenting a guard of honour, accompanied by a military band.</p> <p>Distinguished military officers and senior officials attended the ceremony.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-full media-- ' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/primary/2026/08/1322184749879e3.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/primary/2026/08/1322184749879e3.webp' alt='Personnel from the military, paramilitary forces and police present their standards during the inauguration ceremony of the Yadgar-i-Fatah monument in Islamabad on August 13, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/ISPR Official' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Personnel from the military, paramilitary forces and police present their standards during the inauguration ceremony of the Yadgar-i-Fatah monument in Islamabad on August 13, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/ISPR Official</figcaption> </figure> <p>The monument marks Pakistan’s victory over India in a brief military conflict last May.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1996978/the-2025-pakistan-india-conflict-as-it-happened"><u>conflict</u></a> with India — starting from the April 22 <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1905917/at-least-24-killed-in-occupied-kashmir-gunmen-attack-on-tourists-police-source"><u>Pahalgam attack</u></a> to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1909993"><u>ceasefire</u></a> between the two countries on May 10 — has been called “<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1910566"><em><u>Marka-i-Haq</u></em></a>” (Battle of Truth) by the state.</p> <p><em>More to follow</em>.</p> This development from dawn.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The Yadgar-i-Fatah monument, built to honour Pakistan’s martyrs and commemorate Marka-i-Haq, was inaugurated in Islamabad on Thursday night, on the eve of the country’s 80th Independence Day. Visuals broadcast on television showed a large contingent of personnel from the military, paramilitary forces and police presenting a guard of honour, accompanied by a military band. Distinguished military officers and senior officials attended the ceremony. Personnel from the military, paramilitary forces and police present their standards during the inauguration ceremony of the Yadgar-i-Fatah monument in Islamabad on August 13, 2026. — Screengrab via YouTube/ISPR Official The monument marks Pakistan’s victory over India in a brief military conflict last May. The conflict with India — starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos with a ceasefire between the two countries on May 10 — has been called “Marka-i-Haq” (Battle of Truth) by the state. More to follow.
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