KARACHI: Change of Guards ceremony was held at the mausoleum of the Founder of the Nation on Defence Day, local media reported.
During the impressive ceremony, Pakistan Air Force Academy – Asghar Khan’s armed squad took over the guard duties at the Mazar-e-Quaid. According to media reports, Air Marshal Shehriyar Khan was the chief guest at the ceremony. He inspected the parade and lay a floral wreath at the Quaid’s tomb.
74 cadets including 13 females of Pakistan Air Force were posted for professional duties at the Mazar-e-Quaid. Representatives of armed forces of Pakistan, Director General Rangers Sindh and Corps Commander Karachi also attended the ceremony and laid floral wreaths at the Mazar-e-Quaid.
مزار قائد پر گارڈز کی تبدیلی کی پروقار تقریب۔۔پی اے ایف اکیڈمی اصغر خان کے کیڈٹس نے گارڈز کے فرائض سنبھالے۔۔چاق و چوبند دستے نے بابائے قوم کو سلام پیش کیا ۔۔۔مہمان خصوصی ائیرآفیسرکمانڈنگ ائروائس مارشل شہریار خان نے مزار پر پھول رکھے اور فاتحہ پڑھی۔۔۔ pic.twitter.com/RNeHVKTEJN
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Defence and Martyrs Day is being observed today to pay rich tribute to martyrs and Ghazis and reaffirm resolve to defend the motherland against all threats. It was on this day in 1965 that the Indian forces crossed international border in the darkness of night to attack Pakistan but the nation foiled nefarious and evil designs of the enemy. The day dawned with 31-gun salute at the federal capital and 21-gun salute at provincial capitals.
Special prayers were offered in the mosques for the prosperity and progress of the nation, and independence of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) from the cruel clutches of India.
