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Armed Forces parade on Sunday to mark Pakistan day

By admin | March 22, 2008

Nation will celebrate the Pakistan Day with full zeal and fervor on sunday to mark the 68th day of country’s came into being.The day will dawn with a 31 Gun Salute in the Federal Capital and 21 Gun Salute in Provincial Capitals.

Special Prayers will be offered in all mosques for solidarity and prosperity of Pakistan. Television and Radio Channels will telecast/broadcastspecial programmes to commemorate the day in a befitting manner.

Main feature of the day will be the Armed Forces Parade which is being held at Jinnah Sports Complex, here.

President Pervez Musharraf will take the salute, review the parade and deliver his address.

Caretaker Prime Minister MuhammadMian Soomro, Defence Minister, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Services Chiefs will also attend the parade. People from all walks of life have been invited to the parade. Smartly turned out contingents drawn from the three Services will present the Guard of Honour. It will be followed by a scintillating fly-past of the PAF Combat Aircraft. JF-17 Thunder Fighter Aircraft, the manifestation of Pak-China friendship, is also participating in the fly-past.

After the President’s address, the Parade Commander, Brigadier Ehsan Ul Haq, will drive past the saluting dais leading contingents of the three services bearing National Standards.

Battalions of the Punjab , Baloch, Azad Kashmir and Sind Regiments, contingents of Pakistan Navy, PAF, Armed Forces Nursing Services, Punjab Rangers, Police and Special Service Group will march past the saluting dais.

Contingents of the President’s Body Guard, Armoured Corps comprising Tanks “Al-Zarrar”, “Al-Khalid” and T-80 UD, Mechanized Infantry, Heavy Anti Tank Regiment, Self Propelled Artillery, Army Air Defence, Engineers, Corps of Signals, and Army Strategic Force Command including Hatf-II (Abdali), Hatf-III (Ghaznavi), Hatf-IV (Shaheen-1), Hatf-V(Ghauri), Hatf-VI (Shaheen-6), Babar Cruise Missile and Raad Missile will drive past the dais. They will be followed by a contigent of the Army Heritage Foundation.

Helicopters of the Army Aviation including Cobra (Gunship), Ecurecuil, Bell- 412, MI-17 and Puma will fly past the dais. The “Siachen Sling” will also be demonstrated to enthrall the spectators. Floats from four provinces, Azad Kashmir, Northern Areas and Ministry of Science and Technology will also participate.

Aerobatics by PAF “Sherdil Team” will be another attraction of the parade. The parade will conclude with a scintillating and heart warming display of free falls from a height of 10,000 feet by para troopers of Special Service Group of Army, Navy and PAF.

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