ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Navy celebrated 47th HANGOR Day on Sunday tocommemorate the courage and valour of the force that sank Indian Navy ShipKHUKRI in 1971 war.
In this regard a simple yet elegant ceremony was held by 5th SubmarineSquadron at Maritime Museum in Karachi where ex-PNS/M HANGOR is displayed.
Vice Admiral (Retd) Abaid Ullah Khan was Chief Guest on the occasion.
Addressing the ceremony, he said Submarine HANGOR remained a pride forPakistan Navy in 1971 war and its gallant action was a spectacular tacticalbattle resulting in sinking of Indian Navy’s Frigate.
He said the sinking of KHUKRI crippled Indian Navy’s morale and itsnefarious designs of subsequent attacks on Karachi.
Vice Admiral (Retd) Abaid Ullah also paid rich tribute to heroic action ofPNS/M GHAZI which was deployed off Vishakhapatnam due to which Indian Navymoved its Navy Ship VIKRANT further eastward to Andaman Island which madethe ship ineffective throughout the war.
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In recognition of their courage, the valiant crew of HANGOR was decoratedwith four Sitara-e-Jurrats, six Tamgha-e-Jurrats and fourteen lmtiaziAsnaad.
This is the highest number of operational gallantry awards given to asingle unit of Pakistan Navy.
The ceremony was attended by Submarine HANGOR’s veterans and a large numberof senior serving and retired naval officers.
The guests were also invited to visit ex-PNS/M HANGOR to revive theirgolden memories.
