Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz visited monument at Lahore Cantt today to observe Defence Day. She paid tribute to martyrs and offered prayers and laid floral wreaths at monuments. Pakistan Army personnel also presented gun salutes on this occasion. Defence and Martyrs Day is being observed today (Friday) to pay tribute to martyrs and Ghazis and reaffirm commitment to defend the motherland against all threats.  It was on this day in 1965 that the Indian forces crossed the international border in the darkness of night to attack Pakistan but the nation foiled nefarious designs of the enemy. The day dawned with 31 gun salutes at the federal capital and 21 gun salutes at provincial capitals. Special prayers were offered in the mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country, and independence of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the cruel clutches of India.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan