DEFENSE DAY (6TH SEPTEMBER):
6 September, Defense Day, Youm-e-Difa-e-Pakistan , is celebrated as national day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its borders. The date of 6 September marks the day, in 1965 when Indian troops crossed the International border to launch an attack on Pakistani Punjab in a riposte to Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam targeting Jammu. OPERATION GRAND SLAM: Operation Grand Slam was a key military operation on the Indo-Pakistan War on 1965. It refers to a plan drawn up by the Pakistan Army in May 1965 that consisted of an attack on the vital Akhnoor Bridge in Indian Jammu and Kashmir. INDO-PAK WAR 1965: The Indo-Pakistan war of 1965 was a climax of battle took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate a revolt against Indian rule. HOW DEFENSE DAY IS CELEBRATED IN PAKISTAN? The Pakis...