RAWALPINDI: The main ceremony of Defence Day is underway at the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi, ARY News reported on Friday.
Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa laid floral wreath at the memorial of martyrs and recited Fateha.
Addressing the main ceremony, the COAS paid rich tributes to the martyrs who laid their lives for the defence of the homeland. The sacrifices of our son of the soil will not go in vain.
Pakistan has sacrificed a lot in the war against terrorism and today’s Pakistan is better than the one in Past in terms of security, the COAS General Bajwa said.
Commenting on the prevailing situation in the occupied Kashmir, General Bajwa said India is carrying out worst rights violations in the held valley. The World should take notice of the matter with immediate effect.
He said Pakistan will not let Kashmiris alone in their struggle to just right to self-determination. “We will go to any extent for the Kashmir.”
This year marks the 54th anniversary of the 1965 war with India when the Pakistani forces repelled Indian attacks on Pakistani soil despite being heavily outnumbered. Defence Day is celebrated to pay glowing tribute to the martyrs of that war.
Special prayers were offered after Fajr in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country and independence of occupied Kashmir from the cruel clutches of India. Fateha and Quran Khawani were also be held for the martyrs.
This year, the Defence Day is being observed as a day to express solidarity with oppressed people of occupied Kashmir.
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