A smartly turned-out contingent of PAF Academy Asghar Khan assumed the ceremonial guard duties at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Photo: Geo News/fileISLAMABAD: The nation is observing Defence and Martyrs' Day today to pay tribute to the shaheed (martyrs) and ghazis (honorific for living soldiers) with simplicity amid unprecedented floods that have submerged one-third of the country and have claimed over 1,300 lives so far. The Pakistan Army postponed its annual Defence Day ceremony — held at the General Headquarters on September 6 every year — in solidarity with flood victims across the country. In 1965, the Indian forces, on this day, crossed the international border at night to attack Pakistan but the nation thwarted its nefarious designs. Change of guards ceremony at Quaid’s mausoleumA smartly turned-out contingent of PAF Academy Asghar Khan presented the guard of honour and assumed the ceremonial guard duties at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

Source: The Nation September 06, 2022 09:23 UTC