May 9 to be remembered as ‘dark day’ in country's history: President

In a statement the President condemned the violence and said that the unfortunate incidents severely tarnished the country's image, which only served the interest of Pakistan's enemies.

He termed the mob attacks as an attempt to challenge the writ of the state.

The President expressed pride in Pakistan's armed forces and the institutions.

He emphasized that those responsible for the May 9th violence should be held a countable according to law.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a post on social media platform X in connection with the incident of May 9, said this day separates two thoughts of politics, one those who sacrificed politics for the state and the other who attacked the state for sake of politics.

He said one year has passed but neither the Nation has forgotten nor will forget the criminals who did this offence.

The Prime Minister expressed his resolve to move forward for achieving goals of development and to give a bright future to next generations.