Pakistan’s Army Chief Reads Quranic Verse Before Launching ‘Operation Banyan Al-Marsous

Islamabad:According to the state-run news agency **Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)**, **General Qamar Javed Bajwa**, Chief of Army Staff, after offering **Fajr (dawn) prayers**, recited a verse from **Surah As-Saff** of the **Quran**. The verse, **Ayah 4**, reads:

*”Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His way, in rows, as though they are a \[solid] structure.”*

The Army Chief, after reciting the verse, prayed for the success of the nation’s military operations. Shortly after, **Pakistan’s armed forces** launched a series of missile strikes on Indian military targets under the banner of **Operation Banyan Al-Marsous**.

This operation marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and India, as Pakistani forces launched precision missile strikes against multiple Indian military installations in response to earlier Indian provocations.

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