India, Dec. 22 -- Pakistan's chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has claimed that the country received 'divine help' during the military confrontation with India in May, saying the assistance was felt during the days of intense fighting that followed Indian strikes on terror targets.

Addressing the National Ulema Conference in Islamabad earlier this month, Munir said Pakistan experienced divine intervention during the conflict that erupted after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.

"We felt it (divine help)," Munir said, according to clips of his speech aired on local television ...