Defence Day

Defence Day
Defence Day
Also called	Youm-e-Difa
Observed by	Pakistan
Type	National
Celebrations	Flag hoisting, parade, military exhibitions, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs, entertainment and military programmes, speeches, etc.
Date	6 September
Frequency	Annual

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Defence Day (Urdu: یوم دفاع‎ ALA-LC: Yaum-i Difāʿ IPA: [jɔːm-e d̪ɪfɑː]) is celebrated in Pakistan as national day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its borders.^[1]^[2] The date of 6 September marks the day in 1965 when Indian troops illegally crossed the International Boundary to launch an attack on Pakistani Punjab, in a riposte to Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam liberating IOJK.

The change of guard ceremony takes place at Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, where the cadets of Pakistan Air Force Academy present the Guard of Honour and take the charge.^[3]

↑ "September 6: A day to remember the sacrifices of Pakistan's martyrs". Dawn. 7 September 2018.
↑ Taha Siddiqui, Dear Pakistanis, this Defence Day, please stop celebrating hate, Al Jazeera, 6 September 2018.
↑ "Defense Day: Soldiers honoured 46 years on". The Express Tribune. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[Dawn-1] "September 6: A day to remember the sacrifices of Pakistan's martyrs". Dawn. 7 September 2018.

[Siddiqui-2] Taha Siddiqui, Dear Pakistanis, this Defence Day, please stop celebrating hate, Al Jazeera, 6 September 2018.

[Express_Tribune:_Quaid_Tomb-3] "Defense Day: Soldiers honoured 46 years on". The Express Tribune. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

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