Defence Day (Template:Lang-ur ALA-LC: Template:Transl Template:IPA-ur) is celebrated in Pakistan as national day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its borders.[1][2] The date of 6 September marks the day in 1965 when Indian troops illegally crossed the International Boundary to launch an attack on Pakistani Punjab, in a riposte to Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam liberating IOJK.
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.[3]
- ↑ September 6: A day to remember the sacrifices of Pakistan's martyrs. Dawn(7 September 2018).
- ↑ Taha Siddiqui, Dear Pakistanis, this Defence Day, please stop celebrating hate, Al Jazeera, 6 September 2018.
- ↑ Defense Day: Soldiers honoured 46 years on. The Express Tribune(6 September 2012). Retrieved 5 May 2012.