LAHORE: Various political figures and public institutions have issued statements on how they will observe Defence Day — celebrated on September 6 this year — with zeal and fervour.
Defence Day is celebrated as a national day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its borders. The date of 6 September marks the day in 1965 when Indian troops crossed the international border to launch an attack on Pakistani Punjab, in a riposte to Pakistan’s Operation Grand Slam targeting Jammu.
In this regard, Inter-Services Public Relations on Sunday released another video ahead of Defence and Martyrs Day, involving a conversation of the wife of an army man regarding fears in her life.
The video shared by the ISPR showed a conversation between three women, with two of them praising the third one- the wife of an army man- regarding her courage during their academic tenure.
The wife during the conversation said that she now has fears in her life and on insistence from the two others said that when Hassan [her husband] is on a military operation, she even fears the unknown phone call or a news report.
The ISPR has been releasing videos to pay tribute to the families of the martyrs ahead of the Defence and Martyrs Day observed on September 06.
The ISPR on Friday released the eighth video of its series to pay tribute to the martyrs’ families ahead of the Defence and Martyrs Day, showing a bomb disposal squad official leaving her mother on a hospital bed to save school children.
Moreover, the sixth episode of the Pakistan Air Force short documentary in connection with Defence and Martyrs’ Day was released on Sunday.
The PAFs’ documentary was part of eight short episodes relating to Defence Day, said a PAF news release.
The documentary’s sixth episode narrated the bravery of the valiant warriors of PAF and chronicles on the day of September 04, 1965.
It paid a tribute to the bravery and courage of the valiant air warriors of PAF who, during the air battle of 1965, displayed unparalleled professionalism and bravery to defend the homeland.
Moreover, the Pakistan Navy has released a special song “Dil Khosh Hua” in connection with Defence Day, reported Radio Pakistan.
According to the Navy’s spokesperson, the song pays homage to the devotees of the homeland.
The song reflects the spirit of martyrdom and a sense of responsibility which is associated with the uniform.
This song is the story of three friends. The message of this song is that martyrdom in the line of duty is not the end of the journey but a beginning of a new journey.
Meanwhile, Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar in a message on Defence Day
said that this day is a landmark in the history of Pakistan.
“On this day, Pakistan’s brave forces successfully deterred the nefarious designs of a much larger enemy and, by doing so, they also told the world that we are always ready to defend our beloved country and we can sacrifice anything for it,” read a statement issued by the Governor House.
He further said September 6 not only marks a day of the sacrifices of the Pakistan Army for their motherland, but it also tells us that the courageous soldiers of our army wrote the
“history of courage and valour with their blood.”
“Whether it is Lahore’s border or Sialkot’s working-boundary, it is Khem Karan or Chawinda, Pakistan Army’s fearless and brave soldiers countered the enemy so boldly that their sacrifices are written in golden words in the history,” he said.
“Today our nation is paying gratitude to the Almighty Allah by celebrating the Defence Day on one hand, and paying tribute to remarkable sacrifices of Pakistan Army on the other. Every nation pays tribute to its brave and valiant sons so that the coming generations could know about their sacrifices and a passion and audacity to sacrificing for their country could be inculcated in them,” he added.
He said that we should remember this fact and pass it on to our coming generations that Pakistan is not only a piece of land situated on a particular geographical position, but it is a great blessing of the Almighty Allah and we have the obligation to protect it.
Similarly, Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh has said that the Sindh chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will observe Defence Day with national zeal and fervor to paying glaring tribute to Pakistan’s Armed forces particularly the martyrs who laid their lives to safeguard the homeland.
In a statement issued on Sunday, he said that the party’s provincial leadership, legislators, members, and workers would arrange special events to mark the day when Pakistan’s Armed Forces shattered the enemy’s nefarious designs.
PTI’s Central Vice President said that the party leaders and workers would pay visits to graves of the Martyrs, for paying homage to Martyrs of Pakistan, who set unparalleled examples of valour and gallantry in the line of duty in the 1965 war. Floral wreaths would be laid on their graves and Fatiha to be offered as well.
“Pakistan’s valiant Armed Forces have always defended territorial and ideological boundaries of the country and they are alert and all set to deter all the challenges against sovereignty and solidarity of the nation,” Haleem Adil Sheikh said.
He said that Defence Day is a day of pride for every citizen which reminds us that the defence of the country was in strong hands and every citizen who sleep peacefully at night because our brave soldiers were standing alert on our borders.
Haleem Adil Sheikh urged all the PTI office-bearers and workers to pay courtesy visits to the families of the martyrs to pay tribute to their sacrifices for the homeland.
with additional input from INP
