{"id":16512,"date":"2020-09-07T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T06:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=16512"},"modified":"2020-09-07T12:07:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T07:07:58","slug":"need-to-imbibe-spirit-of-1965-struggle-pakistan-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/16512","title":{"rendered":"Need to imbibe spirit of 1965 struggle: Pakistan envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANKARA<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an environment of jubilation and excitement, Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Turkey on Sunday urged his countrymen to \u201cimbibe the spirit of 1965.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing a downsized ceremony in Ankara marking National Defense Day, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi said: \u201cToday, it becomes more important for all Pakistanis to imbibe in themselves the spirit of 1965, which is the need of the hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every year on Sept. 6, Pakistan marks National Defense Day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Pakistani soldiers in defending its eastern borders against India in a 1965 war. The embassy in Ankara held the ceremony with a modest gathering of its officials, a few special guests and community leaders due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Qazi said it was on this day in 1965 that Pakistan\u2019s \u201cvaliant armed forces and the entire nation stood united to thwart the nefarious design of the adversary, which had dared cast an evil eye on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our beloved homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n

In what is termed as \u201cculmination of skirmishes\u201d that took place from April to September 1965 between Pakistan and India, India mounted a full-scale military attack on Pakistan along the border of its Punjab province.<\/p>\n

The war continued for 17 days and caused casualties on both sides and was the largest engagement of armored vehicles and the largest tank battle since World War II.<\/p>\n

Since then, the day dawns with a 31-gun salute in Pakistan\u2019s capital Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in provincial capitals, and special prayers are offered for the soldiers and civilians in the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefense Day of Pakistan is a day when we pay homage to our shuhada [martyrs] and ghazis [war winners] who stood steadfast in the face of heavy odds to defeat an adversary that enjoyed overwhelming numerical and technological advantage,” said Qazi.<\/p>\n

A confident Qazi exclaimed: \u201cPakistan is on the road to stability, thanks to Almighty Allah, as it has an impregnable defense, [but] our nation is still facing multidimensional threats. Therefore, let us pledge to uphold the dignity, honor and sovereignty of Pakistan at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the occasion, messages of Pakistan’s president and prime minister were read, who lauded the country\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nation and the men in uniform proved that it is not the size that matters, but it is the courage and devotion that matters the most,\u201d read the message from Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/p>\n

He also called out India for violating the UN charter on disputed Jammu and Kashmir after it unilaterally scrapped the region\u2019s semi-autonomous status in August 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the abrogation of Articles 370 & 35-A, India has not only violated the United Nations Charter but has also unleashed a reign of terror on innocent Kashmiris,\u201d Khan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANKARA In an environment of jubilation and excitement, Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Turkey on Sunday urged his countrymen to \u201cimbibe the spirit of 1965.\u201d Addressing a downsized ceremony in Ankara marking National Defense Day, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi said: \u201cToday, it becomes more important for all Pakistanis to imbibe in themselves the spirit of 1965, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,1476],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-turkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16517,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16512\/revisions\/16517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}