{"id":5807,"date":"2026-07-14T07:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:53:22","slug":"aoun-chaudhry-urges-fazlur-rehman-to-apologize-to-families-of-martyrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5807","title":{"rendered":"Aoun Chaudhry Urges Fazlur Rehman to Apologize to Families of Martyrs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis <strong>Aoun Chaudhry<\/strong> has called on <strong>Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman<\/strong> to apologize to the families of Pakistan&#8217;s martyrs and the nation over his remarks regarding military personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on <strong>Geo News&#8217;<\/strong> current affairs programme <em>Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath<\/em>, Aoun Chaudhry criticized the statement attributed to the JUI-F leader, saying it linked the status of martyrdom with salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said martyrdom is <strong>not attained through financial compensation<\/strong>, but through <strong>patriotism, faith, and the spirit of sacrifice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the minister, the remarks were hurtful to the families of those who lost their lives while serving the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are proud of our martyrs. It is because of their sacrifices that the nation is able to live in peace and security today,&#8221; Aoun Chaudhry said, urging Maulana Fazlur Rehman to publicly apologize to the martyrs&#8217; families and the people of Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <strong>Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry<\/strong> also expressed regret over the reported remarks concerning the country&#8217;s martyrs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He questioned whether the life of a martyr could ever be measured in material terms, saying the sacrifices made by security personnel were beyond any monetary value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the security situation in <strong>Balochistan<\/strong>, Talal Chaudhry said terrorist groups had treated the province as a soft target, adding that the government was implementing decisions taken to improve the security situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further stated that whether militants act in the name of religion or regional causes, their objective remains the same, describing both as proxies that should be dealt with through a unified national narrative and decisive action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statements by the two ministers come amid a political debate over remarks attributed to Maulana Fazlur Rehman regarding the sacrifices of security personnel, with government representatives criticizing the comments and emphasizing respect for the country&#8217;s martyrs and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Aoun Chaudhry has called on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to apologize to the families of..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438013_8295345_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5809,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807\/revisions\/5809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}