AJK President, PM pays rich tributes to the martyrs, Ghazis on Defence Day

MIRPUR (AJK), Sept. 6 (APP)::People of Jammu & Kashmir celebrated Defense / Martyrs Day of Pakistan on Thursday to mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1965-Indo-Pak war with traditional fervor and a renewed pledge to defend the motherland against all threats.
Special prayers were offered after fajr in mosques for progress and prosperity of the country. Fateha and Quran Khawani were also held for the martyrs.
In State capital, the main function was held at Neelum Stadium which was also attended by AJK President Sardar Muhammad Masood Khan and Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan.
Talking to media persons at prime minister’s House, PM AJK said that Nation is celebrating the Defense Day with joy and zest and resolves that more sacrifices’ would be offered if needed for the defense of the homeland.
He paid homage to martyrs of 1965 war. He said Pakistan Army has shown the reality that Kashmiris and Pakistan were same by observing the Defense and Martyrs of Kashmir Day collectively.
“Kashmir and Pakistan were same and will remain, No power of the world can separate them from each other”, he said.
The Prime Minister Paid tribute to all martyrs who defended the country from the battlefield to streets.
He said there are some sorts of sacrifices which cannot be measured, like that sacrifices, Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir, in the Love of green flag are continuously offering their lives.
Salute to martyrs who gave birth to such a brave son for the homeland who sacrificed their lives, he said.
Haider said the nation is stronger today than it was in 1965 and stressed that enemies can only be defeated through strict adherence to the cardinal principles of unity, faith, and discipline laid down by the Father of the Nation.
Pakistan is on the path of accelerated development and the country is being viewed as an emerging economy by the global economic community, he said.
In the evening, prime minister Raja Farooq Haider also paid to visit Hickey Ground and examined the stalls placed on the occasion of Defense of Pakistan Day by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell.