‘Pakistan Is Compensating Terrorists, Not Martyrs’: Exclusive On Sharif’s Package Announcement

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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 20:01 IST

“Pakistan is successful the wont of giving compensation to each those who person been progressive successful panic activities, including Ajmal Kasab," accidental authorities sources

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on with Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan Asim Munir, reviews the parade astatine the passing retired ceremonial of 151st Long Course astatine the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, Abbottabad, Pakistan. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

Pakistan’s bundle for those who died successful the caller struggle with India is thing different than compensation for terrorists, said authorities sources.

India connected May 7 launched Operation Sindoor, aerial strikes connected panic sites successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), successful effect to the Pahalgam onslaught successful Kashmir connected April 22. Pakistan, however, continued with the aggression, to which India retaliated. Suffering immense losses, Pakistan approached India for a ceasefire connected May 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the federation connected Monday, sending retired a beardown connection to Pakistan. On Tuesday, PM Modi visited the Adampur airbase, rebuffing Pakistan’s claims of causing dense harm to the facility. In a copycat move, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif dashed to the airbases successful Sialkot and Pasrur connected Wednesday.

“The bundle is thing but Pakistan’s propaganda to disguise cross-border coercion and economical desperation. In the sanction of this bailout and reconstruction, Pakistan is looking for funds and bailout from OIC, Saudi and Turkey," said sources.

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“Pakistan is successful the wont of giving compensation to each those who person been progressive successful panic activities, including Ajmal Kasab. Operation Sindoor progressive counter-terrorism strikes targeting Pakistan-based panic camps, and not acts of aggression arsenic they are alleging," said sources.

“Pakistan’s sheltering of groups similar Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is satellite known. We acted lone successful self-defence against state-sponsored terrorism…On galore platforms, we person highlighted however the “martyrs" honoured by Pakistan are besides UN-designated terrorists," said sources.

Hafiz Saeed’s charities (Falah-e-Insaniat) person antecedently disguised militants arsenic victims of Indian operations, they added.

THE COMPENSATION

A look astatine the bundle announced by Pakistan connected Wednesday for those died successful what they called ‘Battle for Truth’:

• Rs 10 cardinal (1 crore): For families of the dead
• Rs 1-2 million: For Injured civilians

For Armed Forces Personnel

• Families of deceased soldiers volition person betwixt Rs 10-18 cardinal (based connected rank)
• For lodging support, the families of deceased soldiers volition person betwixt Rs 19 and 42 cardinal (based connected rank)
• Full wage including each allowances volition proceed to beryllium paid to the families until the martyr’s status date
• Free acquisition for their children up to graduation
• Marriage assistance of Rs 1 cardinal for 1 girl of each martyred soldier
• Injured equipped forces unit volition person Rs 2-5 cardinal per person.

Reconstruction to nationalist honours: What Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif said

• “Homes and mosques destroyed successful Indian attacks volition beryllium rebuilt by the national government."
• “The attraction of the children of martyrs is the work of the government, and we volition fulfill this duty."
• “The national authorities volition carnivore each costs for the attraction of the injured."
• “Every idiosyncratic who served Pakistan’s grant and defence connected immoderate beforehand volition beryllium recognised astatine the nationalist level and awarded with honours...