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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 ...
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.
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]
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 .
Between 1964 and 1966, Pakistan's defence spending rose from 4.82% to 9.86% of GDP, putting a tremendous strain on its economy. In 1970–71, the expenditure on defence accounted for 32% [242] or 55.66% of the total government expenditure. [260]
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Cold War, and Bangladesh Liberation War First row: Lt-Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, the Cdr. of Pakistani Eastern Comnd., signing the documented Instrument of Surrender in Dacca in the presence of Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora (GOC-in-C of Indian Eastern Comnd.). Surojit Sen of All India Radio is seen holding a microphone on the ...
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is behind bars, and his party isn’t allowed to hold in-person rallies in the country ahead of elections in February.
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]