*ISLAMABAD Pakistan Air Force day is being celebrated across the countryon Saturday (today) to pay homage to the martyrs of PAF in defending thecountry during the Indo-Pak War in 1965.*

A notable event of the war was that Pakistan Air Force flying ace MuhammadMahmood Alam shot down five planes of Indian Air Force in less than aminute.

A day earlier, the nation observed Defence and Martyrs Day to pay tributesto the martyrs and ghazis and reaffirm commitment to defend the motherlandagainst all threats.

It was on this day in 1965 that the Indian forces crossed internationalborder in the darkness of night to attack Pakistan but the nation foilednefarious designs of the enemy.

The Defense and Martyrs Day was also being marked as Kashmir Solidarity Dayto show support of Pakistani nation to the oppressed people of occupiedKashmir who have been under lockdown for over a month now.

During the main ceremony of Defence Day, at the General Headquarters (GHQ)Rawalpindi yesterday, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa onFriday said, we are prepared and ready to fight till last bullet, lastbreath and last soldier for Kashmir