The Undivided Will of a Wounded Nation

In the stillness of midnight, when most of the world slept, warplanes roared across the skies of Pakistan. On that fateful night, India launched an unprovoked and aggressive operation—codenamed Operation Sindoor—targeting the cities of Bahawalpur in Punjab, and Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Six strikes. Twenty-four impacts. Eight innocent civilians were martyred. Thirty-five injured. Two are still missing. Among the targets was a mosque, a place of worship that has been reduced to rubble by a missile—a symbol of peace struck down by the hand of aggression.

This was not merely a land attack—it was an attack on humanity, on faith, on sovereignty. In this reckless campaign, India not only violated international norms but also exposed a dangerous arrogance: the belief that Pakistan is weak, divided, and vulnerable.

But history has never sided with arrogance.

Pakistan is not a nation of cowards. We are not divided, as they might imagine. We are wounded—yes—but not broken. Our blood may spill, but our flag does not fall. We have endured worse, and every time we are tested, we rise—stronger, louder, more united.

From the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the plains of Punjab, from the deserts of Balochistan to the shores of Sindh—we are one body. And as the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:
“The believers, in their mutual love and compassion, are like one body; if one part is in pain, the whole body feels it.” (Sahih Bukhari and Muslim)

Today, Bahawalpur bleeds. Kotli mourns. Muzaffarabad prays through smoke and sorrow. And the whole of Pakistan stands—in grief and in defiance.

The Holy Qur’an commands us:
“Hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.” (Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:103)

This is not the hour for silence. It is the hour for unity. Political parties must set aside their feuds. Provinces must erase their divides. We must remember that we are one ummah, one nation, with one purpose: to stand with our motherland.

As a Pashtun, I know the cost of conflict. My people have buried martyrs, endured displacement, and stood face-to-face with terror. Yet, never once did we bow. And today, I say on behalf of every patriot: we will never bow.

India’s leadership may attempt to provoke war, to sow discord within Pakistan, to test our limits in this moment of trial. But let it be known: we are not afraid. Our silence is not weakness—it is discipline. Our unity is not temporary—it is eternal. Our peace-loving nature is not surrender—it is strength held with restraint.

This is a call to every Pakistani:
Let not propaganda shake your resolve.
Let not internal chaos blind you to the greater threat.
Let not political games distract you from the truth—our nation is under threat, and only unity can preserve it.

Let this message resonate beyond our borders:
Pakistan is not divided. Pakistan is not weak. Pakistan is wounded—and that is when we are at our strongest.

As we bury our martyrs and tend to our injured, let us rise—together. Let us transform our grief into unity, our rage into discipline, and our silence into strength. Let this moment mark not only our defense but our awakening.

The undivided nation has been challenged.
But history will record once again:
Pakistan stood as one. And it did not fall.