Today is 6th September. On this very day, 51 years ago in 1965 the Indian Army attempted to enter into Lahore. The Indian Generals had boasted on the morning of 6th September that they will have a peg of their evening Scotch whiskey in Lahore Gymkhana club. Little did they know that the valiant jawans of Pakistan army would never allow them to set their foot on the Pakistan soil and they would foil their evil designs by putting up a gallant fight.
The 1965 war between India and Pakistan lasted for 17 days before ceasefire was effected, courtesy Moscow when Tashkent Declaration was signed by Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadar Shastri in Tashkent.
All the three forces of Pakistan, Army, Navy and the Airforce fought gallantly to defy military attack on their soil by an enemy which was six times bigger in size from it in every respect whether it was army, airforce or Navy. By their superb performance in air battle the Pakistani pilots proved to the world that they were second to none professionally. Squadron Leader M. M. Alam singlehandedly shot down 11 Indian planes in dog fights to create a world record in air battles.
The nation celebrates 6th of September every year as Defence of Pakistan Day. On this day homage is paid to those who laid down their lives for the defence of their motherland. Special public functions are held in which tales of bravery and martyrdom of our soldiers are recounted.
Much water has flowed under the Attock bridge since 1965. Today we are also an atomic power and our armed forces have written a new chapter of their bravery by crushing terrorists in the FATAs. The geographical terrain of the tribal belt once considered to be invincible was made accessible by the Pakistan army and the myth of its invincibility was shattered by it. General Rahel Shareef deserves hosannas for his round the clock monitoring of army’s crusade against terrorism. Let us hope that his successor too would carry on his mission with the same zeal professionalism.
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