Pakistan announces May 10 as 'Marka-e-Haq Day' to commemorate conflict with India

Exam-focused facts from the 12 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that May 10 will be observed annually as 'Marka-e-Haq Day'.
'Marka-e-Haq' is the name given by Islamabad to a four-day conflict with India that occurred in 2025.
The conflict was triggered by a terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, which resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, conducting airstrikes on nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), eliminating at least 100 terrorists.
Military hostilities ended on May 10, 2025, following an understanding reached through talks between army officials of both nations.