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Pakistan will never fight anyone else’s war, PM vows at Defence Day ceremony
By News Desk
Published: September 6, 2018
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan would no longer engage in someone else’s war and he never wanted the country to partake in the United States’ ‘War on Terror’.
“I promise that Pakistan will never engage in proxy wars,” the premier said while addressing a ceremony to mark the country’s 53rd Defence Day at the GHQ in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
The ceremony was organised to pay homage to the martyrs of 1965 war. The newly-elected PM was the chief guest of the ceremony.
Notables from sports, entertainment and other fields, along with First Lady Bushra Imran and civil and military officials were also in attendance, Express News reported.
Nation commemorates 53rd Defence Day
Politicians including PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also witnessed the main event to mark the Defence Day and Martyrs Day. Family members of the martyrs and other people from different walks of life were also present on the occasion.
In tonight’s speech, PM Khan commended the role Pakistan’s intelligence agencies played in circumstances that emerged following the war fought between allied forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The prime minister also recalled the valour with which the armed forces of the country fought the war of 1965. He said as a 12-year-old boy, he held a riffle and went to support people of Zaman Park in Lahore to defend their area following reports that Indian paratroopers were to be dropped at night.
“I still remember that wave in Pakistan when the entire nation was standing with Pakistan Army … I haven’t seen such passion since then,” he remarked.
‘Spare no effort to protect motherland’: President, PM pay tribute on Defence Day
Lauding the armed forces of the country, he said after the GHQ briefing “I’ve come to realise that there’s only one institution that has remained intact in the country and is functional and that is Pakistan Army.” The reason behind its success is selection on merit, he added.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid rich tribute to martyrs and their family members in his speech on the occasion. He also thanked the nation for standing tall and fighting for their country during the war against terrorism.
The army chief further said that without strengthening the state institutions, democracy cannot sustain in the country. Gen Qamar also paid respect to “brothers and sisters in the occupied Kashmir who’re writing the history of resistance.”
In pictures: Pakistan’s Defence Day celebrated
The nation is commemorating the 53rd Defence Day today to pay tribute to the martyrs and ghazis of the 1965 war. On September 6, 1965, Indian forces launched a surprise attack on Pakistan and crossed the border international border under the cover of darkness.
The day dawned with a thirty-one gun salute in the federal capital and twenty-one gun salutes in provincial capitals. Special prayers were offered after dawn prayers in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country. Recitation of fateha and Quran khawani was also held for the martyrs.
Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), released a video song in commemoration of defence services rendered by the armed forces.
The promo shared by DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor showed combined footage of the country’s forces putting their lives on the line to protect the nation.
By News Desk
Published: September 6, 2018
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan would no longer engage in someone else’s war and he never wanted the country to partake in the United States’ ‘War on Terror’.
“I promise that Pakistan will never engage in proxy wars,” the premier said while addressing a ceremony to mark the country’s 53rd Defence Day at the GHQ in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
The ceremony was organised to pay homage to the martyrs of 1965 war. The newly-elected PM was the chief guest of the ceremony.
Notables from sports, entertainment and other fields, along with First Lady Bushra Imran and civil and military officials were also in attendance, Express News reported.
Nation commemorates 53rd Defence Day
Politicians including PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also witnessed the main event to mark the Defence Day and Martyrs Day. Family members of the martyrs and other people from different walks of life were also present on the occasion.
In tonight’s speech, PM Khan commended the role Pakistan’s intelligence agencies played in circumstances that emerged following the war fought between allied forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The prime minister also recalled the valour with which the armed forces of the country fought the war of 1965. He said as a 12-year-old boy, he held a riffle and went to support people of Zaman Park in Lahore to defend their area following reports that Indian paratroopers were to be dropped at night.
“I still remember that wave in Pakistan when the entire nation was standing with Pakistan Army … I haven’t seen such passion since then,” he remarked.
‘Spare no effort to protect motherland’: President, PM pay tribute on Defence Day
Lauding the armed forces of the country, he said after the GHQ briefing “I’ve come to realise that there’s only one institution that has remained intact in the country and is functional and that is Pakistan Army.” The reason behind its success is selection on merit, he added.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid rich tribute to martyrs and their family members in his speech on the occasion. He also thanked the nation for standing tall and fighting for their country during the war against terrorism.
The army chief further said that without strengthening the state institutions, democracy cannot sustain in the country. Gen Qamar also paid respect to “brothers and sisters in the occupied Kashmir who’re writing the history of resistance.”
In pictures: Pakistan’s Defence Day celebrated
The nation is commemorating the 53rd Defence Day today to pay tribute to the martyrs and ghazis of the 1965 war. On September 6, 1965, Indian forces launched a surprise attack on Pakistan and crossed the border international border under the cover of darkness.
The day dawned with a thirty-one gun salute in the federal capital and twenty-one gun salutes in provincial capitals. Special prayers were offered after dawn prayers in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country. Recitation of fateha and Quran khawani was also held for the martyrs.
Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), released a video song in commemoration of defence services rendered by the armed forces.
The promo shared by DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor showed combined footage of the country’s forces putting their lives on the line to protect the nation.
