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These shows are also displayed on national TV channels. National songs, special documentaries about 6 September 1965, and the stories of the people killed that day are displayed on TV. On this day, a change of guard ceremony takes place at Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, where the Pakistan Air Force Academy cadets present the Guard of Honour and take ...
The air force's vigilance was also influenced by the fact that some pilots were frantically re-enlisted six times in a single hour when they detected Indian air raids. In Pakistan, the air force and army are honored on Defence Day and Air Force Day. These days are on 6 and 7 September, respectively. [247] [248]
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 .
Hilal-i-Istaqlal (Urdu: ہلالِ استقلال) is an honour awarded to civilians in Pakistan.The name translates as Crescent of Independence.. In 1966, the Government of Pakistan awarded Hilal-i-istaqlal to Lahore, Sargodha and Sialkot for showing severe resistance to the enemy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as these cities were targets of the Indian advance. [1]
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. 16 December as Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) in India. 16 December as Bijoy Dibosh (Victory Day) in Bangladesh.
The citation reads as follows in English (with editorial additions): Major Raja Aziz Bhatti known as "Muhafiz-e-Lahore (Defender of Lahore)" received Pakistans highest award for his valor. He was born in Hong Kong in [a] Muslim Rajput family (belongs to Lahore) in 1928. He got commissioned in [the] Pakistan Army in 1950 (17 Punjab Regiment).
In 1953–54, the United States Army raised a special forces unit within the Pakistan Army to provide intelligence and combat defense against Soviet Union's expanding sphere of influence in Central Asia.: contents [6] The U.S. assistance helped raise the special forces unit from the simple infantry regiment, the 19th Baloch, that provided an ...
1 September: Pakistan initiates Operation Grand Slam capturing more than 490 square kilometres of territory from Kashmir including the town of Chumb; 6 September: Second Full-scale war erupts between Pakistan and India over Kashmir. 7-8 September: Operation Dwarka is carried out with no losses on either side