ISLAMABAD :President Mamnoon Hussain on the golden jubilee of Defence Day paid tribute to all those who laid down their lives and lost loved ones in the 1965 and 1971 wars and in the ongoing war against terrorism.
While addressing the fly-past ceremony of Pakistan Air Force held in connection with Defense of Pakistan Day at Air Headquarters in Islamabad on Sunday, President Mamnoon Hussain said in a statement that Pakistan is a peace loving country and wanted to keep better relations with neighbors and the world on the bases of equality.
He said that Pakistan has always given a befitting response in case of any threat to its sovereignty and peace.
The president said that their history is a clear testimony of the bravery and gallantry of the armed forces who are again displaying the same professionalism in Operation Zarb-e-Azb against terrorists.
Paying glowing tributes to the martyrs and ghazis of 1965 war, the President pointed out it was the true spirit of patriotism of our armed forces and the entire nation that defeated three times militarily bigger enemy in the war.
He expressed the confidence that Pakistan Air Force will continue to fulfill its responsibilities while pursuing the footprints of the martyrs.
