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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. [1] [2]
Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 began with Pakistan sending Mujahid into the Kashmir Valley to incite the population into rebellion and dislocate the local installations. [6] [a] In the second stage, on 1 September, it launched a tank attack, dubbed Operation Grand Slam, towards the Akhnoor bridge in the Jammu Division.
Navy Day (Urdu: یوم بحریہ) in Pakistan, observed on 8 September, commemorates the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. It is a significant occasion to acknowledge the Pakistan Navy's achievements, particularly their strategic operation against India codenamed Operation Dwarka, carried out by the 25th Destroyer Squadron. [1]
The Punjabi calendar (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੰਤਰੀ, پنجابی جنتری) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab, Hindkowan People in Hazara and around the world, but varies by religions.
The aerial phase of the war began on 1 September 1965, when the Indian Air Force (IAF) responded to an urgent call for air strikes against the Pakistani Army (which had begun Operation Grand Slam. The IAF quickly launched 26 aeroplanes (12 de Havilland Vampires and 14 Dassault Mystère IVs ) to blunt the Pakistan Army's offensive in Chhamb . [ 17 ]
20 March – First fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between West Pakistan and India only. 29 May – 1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster – A mining accident in Dhanbad, India kills 274. July 14 - Sheikh Abdullah kept at custody in Kodaikanal for two years from July 1965 - June 1967. [1] 5 August – War begins between India and Pakistan.
Celebrated in memory of those who died in the Indo-Pak war of 1965: 7: September: Air Force Day: Celebrated to commend the role of Pakistan Air Force in the 1965 war with India 8: September: Navy Day: Celebrated to commend the role of Pakistan Navy in the 1965 war with India 9: November: Iqbal Day: Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal: 25: December ...