6th September - Defence Day of Pakistan

by **Afra** 5th September 2010, 5:41 pm

Defence Day of Pakistan carries a glorious chapter in our history. The day reminds us of the determination, selflessness and sacrifices of our armed forces which they have rendered for the defence of the country. To defeat nefarious design of the enemy our valiant armed forces exhibited unwavering examples of faith, unity and discipline against heavy odds.

Defense Day is celebrated on 6th September every year in Pakistan. It is celebrated on the memory of martyred people who gave sacrifices of their life for the defense of the country. Pak – India War II was fought in 1965. This was ended on 6th September and both countries stopped damaging each other by using weapons etc. on 6th September, Defense Day of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Pakistan and India, both countries fought that war for the issue of Kashmir but this issue remained unsolved. A lot of people lost their lives from both countries and a lot of weapons were used. At last on 6th September, this war was ended with the support of UN.

Pakistan celebrates this day yet just for telling native of Pakistan that how people were brave at the critical time and were proud of offering sacrifices of their lives for the defense of Pakistan. Everyone must be wise and brave like martyred people at any critical time. No one should feel any kind of hesitation for offering sacrifice of his life at the time of need.

Army officers like Captain Sarwar Shaheed,Major Tufail Shaheed,Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed, Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed,Sawar Muhammad Hussain, Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed, Shaheed Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed, Captain Karnal Sher Shaheed and Havildar Lalak Jan Shaheed gave sacrifices of their life and were awarded with “Nishan-e-Hairder” on 6th September, 1965. Nishan-e-Haider is a special batch which is given to brave martyred people in Pakistan who leave remarkable examples of bravery and sacrifices for nation.

Pakistan is facing numerous threats to its security, which call for forging unity and trust amongst armed forces and the nation. We will have to put in our hearts and soul to safe guard Pakistan’s sovereignty and integrity. Particularly, we need to take wise decisions in order to eliminate the menace of terror and extremism from our soil. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s vision of a moderate state is the best guideline for us towards achieving that goal.

The unprecedented courage displayed by Pakistan Armed Forces and the nation during 1965 War does provide us the same spirit and strength. We are proud of our Shaheeds and Ghazies and their acts of valour and gallantry.

The best way to pay tribute to sacrifices of our heroes is to dedicate ourselves by incessantly working towards building up professionalism, personal skills and character, so as to come up to the expectations of the nation whenever the opportunity demands.

May Allah SWT bless us with courage and confidence so that we can defend sovereignty and integrity of our country. Ameen

Happy Defence Day to all.....