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Pakistan instituted the Defence of Pakistan Day to commemorate the day when the Indian forces crossed into Pakistan. The Pakistan official narrative states that, "[the] Indian forces sneaked [sic] into the Wagah border , and the Pakistan armed forces, when alerted, put up a valiant defence of the motherland and drove them back, thus taking its ...
The Class VIII (ages 12–13) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Honesty for non-Muslims is merely a business strategy, while for Muslims it is a matter of faith." The Class V (ages 9–10) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Social Studies says: "Religion plays a very important role in promoting national harmony.
26 July as Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day) in India. 6 September as Defence Day (Youm-e-Difa) in Pakistan. [126] 7 September as Air Force Day (Youm-e-Fizaya) in Pakistan. [126] 8 September as Victory Day/Navy Day (Youm-e-Bahr'ya) in Pakistan. 4 December as Navy Day in India.
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Air Force Day (Urdu: یوم فضائیه or Youm-e-Fizaya) is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day on 7 September, after the annual celebration of the Defence Day. Airshows and other programs mark the Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) role in defending the nation in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 .
The Youm-e-Difa (English: Defence Day) – Pakistan's day in remembrance of fallen soldiers of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 – is observed on 6 September. [172] Memorial services are held in the presence of Pakistan's top military and civil officials. [173]
Youm-e-Takbir (Urdu: یومِ تکبیر, lit. "The Day of Greatness") is a national day celebrated in Pakistan on May 28 each year. It commemorates the Chagai-I and Chagai-II nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in 1998. These tests made Pakistan the seventh country to possess nuclear weapons and the first Islamic-majority nation to do so. [8] [9]
[91] [92] Since the general elections in 1970, the army had detained several key politicians, journalists, peace activists, student unionists, and other members of civil society while curbing the freedoms of movement and speech in Pakistan.: 112 [93] In East Pakistan, the unified Eastern Military Command under Lt-Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, began its ...