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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox holiday<br />
|image = Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 Asuspine-1.jpg<br />
|holiday_name=Defence Day<br />
|nickname=Youm-e-Difa<br />
|observedby= [[Pakistan]]<br />
|duration = 1 day<br />
|frequency = Annual<br />
|date= 6 September<br />
|celebrations= Flag hoisting, parade, military exhibitions, award ceremonies, singing [[Patriotism|patriotic song]]s, entertainment and military programmes, speeches, etc.<br />
|type=National<br />
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'''Defence Day''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|یوم دفاع}}}} <small>[[ALA-LC]]:</small> {{transl|ur|ALA-LC|''Yaum-i Difāʿ''}} {{IPA-ur|jɔːm-e d̪ɪfɑː|IPA}}) is celebrated in Pakistan as [[Public holidays in Pakistan#Former holidays (now national days)|national day]] to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its borders.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1431323/september-6-a-day-to-remember-the-sacrifices-of-pakistans-martyrs | title=September 6: A day to remember the sacrifices of Pakistan's martyrs | newspaper=Dawn | date=7 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=Siddiqui>[[Taha Siddiqui]], [https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/dear-pakistanis-defence-day-stop-celebrating-hate-180905141627473.html Dear Pakistanis, this Defence Day, please stop celebrating hate], Al Jazeera, 6 September 2018.</ref> The date of 6 September marks the day in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] when Indian troops illegally crossed the [[International Boundary]] to launch an attack on [[Punjab, Pakistan|Pakistani Punjab]], in a [[riposte]] to Pakistan's [[Operation Grand Slam]] liberating [[Kashmir|IOJK]].<br />
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The change of guard ceremony takes place at [[Mazar-e-Quaid]], [[Karachi]], where the cadets of [[Pakistan Air Force Academy]] present the Guard of Honour and take the charge.<ref name="Express Tribune: Quaid Tomb">{{cite news|title=Defense Day: Soldiers honoured 46 years on|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/246189/defense-day-soldiers-honoured-46-years-on/|access-date=5 May 2012|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=6 September 2012}}</ref><br />
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