Defence | Pakistan

The Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing on Monday commemorated the Defence and Martyrs Day of Pakistan with a solemn and dignified flag hoisting ceremony.

The Embassy of Pakistan in Brussels commemorated Defence Day with a dignified ceremony to pay tribute to the valiant armed forces who defended the motherland against external aggression and continue to safeguard its sovereignty with courage and resolve.

The country’s top military brass, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari have paid glowing tributes to soldiers and martyrs from the armed forces as the nation observes the 60th Defence Day today. The Defence Day is observed every year on September 6 to commemorate the legacy of the 1965 War, “when the Indian forces crossed international border in the darkness of night to attack Pakistan but the nation foiled [the] nefarious designs of the enemy,” a report by the state broadcaster Radio Pakistan recalled. The report said the commemoration began with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and 21-gun salute in provincial capitals. “Special prayers were offered in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country, and independence of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the clutches of India,” it added. Karachi marked Defence Day with a changing of the guard at Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum, performed by a contingent from the Pakistan Air Force. DawnNewsTV broadcast images showing personn...

A dignified change of guard ceremony was held at the Mazar-e-Quaid on Saturday to mark the 60th Defence and Martyrs Day of Pakistan.

President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and the services chiefs on Saturday paid rich tribute to the sacrifices of Pakistan’s armed forces, reaffirming the nation’s unwavering commitment to its defence and sovereignty on the 60th Defence and Martyrs Day.

Defence and Martyrs Day will be observed across the country on Saturday to honor the martyrs and Ghazis of the 1965 war and to reaffirm the nation’s resolve to defend Pakistan against all threats.

Special events were organized in schools under the auspices of Frontier Corps (FC) KP North to mark Defence and Martyrs Day.

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the White House announced on Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department’s official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorising use of the new label as a “secondary title” by his administration, a White House document said. Defence officials are permitted to use “secondary titles such as ‘Secretary of War,’…in official correspondence, public communications, ceremonial contexts, and non-statutory documents within the executive branch,” according to the document. It was not immediately clear when Trump planned to sign the order, but his public schedule for Friday said he would be signing executive orders in the afternoon as well as making an announcement in the Oval Office. The president, a marketing-savvy real estate developer, has repeatedly said in recent weeks that he was mulling such a change. Late last month, the 79-year-old Republican claimed t...