ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said a recent US report endorsing Pakistan’s downing of Indian aircraft stands as formal validation of the country’s military strength. He made the remarks while addressing a foundation-laying ceremony for a Danish School in Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
PM Shehbaz said that the latest report submitted to the US Congress “stamped” Pakistan’s stance on events of the May conflict, asserting that "India had received a stinging slap from Pakistan’s armed forces". "Allah Almighty has honoured Pakistan through the bravery of our soldiers,” he added. A report presented to the United States Congress acknowledged Pakistan's "military success over India" 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.
The prime minister claimed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the army had forced India “to its knees within four days”, arguing that Trump’s repeated praise of Pakistan in his public speeches was further acknowledgement of that battlefield performance. Turning to education, PM Shehbaz said Danish Schools were transforming opportunities for children across the country. He 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. PM 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. The 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's Pahalgam town.