{"id":18713,"date":"2026-05-11T07:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/11\/repositioning-pakistan-strategy-marka-e-haq\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:21:06","slug":"repositioning-pakistan-strategy-marka-e-haq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/11\/repositioning-pakistan-strategy-marka-e-haq\/","title":{"rendered":"Repositioning Pakistan&#8217;s Strategy After Marka-e-Haq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research at the University of Lahore convened a high-level webinar titled &#8220;Deterrence to Diplomacy: Pakistan\u2019s Strategic Repositioning&#8221; to mark the first anniversary of the May 2025 conflict commonly referred to as Marka-e-Haq. Moderated by <strong>Dr. Rabia Akhtar<\/strong>, the discussion brought together senior analysts and former officials including <strong>Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Adil Sultan<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Maria Sultan<\/strong>, <strong>Air Commodore (R) Khalid Banuri<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Salma Malik<\/strong> and <strong>Sayed Ali Zia Jaffery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers framed Marka-e-Haq as a strategic inflection point that challenged long-held assumptions about India\u2019s unilateral escalation dominance and helped restore a more balanced deterrence posture in South Asia. Panelists underlined Pakistan\u2019s conventional military preparedness and highlighted integrated air and electronic warfare capabilities as critical elements that influenced perceptions during and after the May 2025 confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>There was a sustained focus on emerging technologies with the panel noting that AI, unmanned systems, cyber tools and space-based capabilities will shape future conflicts. Experts argued that lessons from Marka-e-Haq make clear the need to accelerate investments in defence technology, secure command and control systems, and develop doctrines that integrate these new domains into national deterrence planning.<\/p>\n<p>On the diplomatic front the webinar emphasized that Pakistan emerged with greater strategic confidence and regional relevance following the crisis. Discussions explored shifting alignments in the neighbourhood, Pakistan\u2019s expanding role as a provider of stability, and the imperative of narrative resilience to counter disinformation and geopolitical contestation abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Panelists also warned against complacency, noting that India is likely to pursue rapid military and technological recalibration in response to the May 2025 events. A consensus emerged that sustaining the strategic gains associated with Marka-e-Haq will require broader national efforts focused on economic resilience, stronger institutions, continuous technological innovation and investment in human capital.<\/p>\n<p>The session closed with a call for responsible statecraft and forward-looking preparedness, underscoring that Marka-e-Haq has reshaped strategic perceptions across South Asia and must inform Pakistan\u2019s policy choices in defence, diplomacy and development going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore how Marka-e-Haq reshaped Pakistan&#8217;s deterrence and diplomacy after May 2025, as experts outline strategic repositioning and future priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}