Fatah-e-Mubeen

(Wafiyya, Lahore)

It Was September 6, 1965 When India, Taking The Advantage Of Abysmal Night, Unleashed An Attack On Lahore, Pakistan. She Was Planned To Have Breakfast In Lahore Gym Khana. Without Any Formal Declaration Of War, Indian Armed Forces Were Encroaching Towards BRB Canal. No One Knew What Was Going To Happen. The Entire World Was Eyeing On Two Countries. Once Again It Was A Battle Between Believers & Non-Believers, Islam & Anti-Islamic Forces And India & A Sanctuary Land Pakistan. Pakistan Army Had Taken Up Arms For The Protection Of The Reverence And Solidarity Of Their Country But They Were Not Alone On The Front. On One Hand, They Were Encircled By The Prayers Of Hundreds And Thousands Of Mothers And Sisters Whereas On The Other Hand Martyrs Of Badar Were Their Allies. Indian Armed Forces Faced Severe Defeat On The Lahore Front And They Ran Away By Leaving Their Tanks, Guns And Other Armaments. Later On It Targeted Qasur Front, But There Too, Situation Was Same As Lahore. History Of Prowess, Dexterity And Bravery Was Being Written. No Doubt It Had Been A Meritorious Victory.

Although Most Of The Battle Was Fought Between The Land Forces Of Both Countries But Still The Services Of Air Force Are Unforgettable As The Squadron Leader Muhammad Mehmood Alam Destroyed Five Fighters’ Air Craft Of Indian Air Force.

On September 7, Indian Army Started Intrusion Towards The Chawinda Sector Of Sialkot. Here, After The World War II, Worst And The Biggest Battle Of Tanks Was Fought. This Attack Was Nothing Else Than A Fiasco As The Undaunted And Fearless Men Of Sialkot Repulsed The Indian Attack By Tying Bomb On Their Bodies. Our Men Vanquished Four Tanks For Each Of Their Own And Compelled The Indian Army To Run Away. Chawinda Was Converted Into The Graveyard Of These 600 Tanks. Pakistan Was On Upper Hand Here Also. After The Cease-Fire When A GOC Was Asked How He Overpowered Indian Army, Despite Of Small Number. He Replied; “If The Bravery And Patriotism Was Purchasable Commodities, India Could Have Bought It Along With Foreign Aid”.

Defense Day Reminds Us The Great Sacrifices That Were Made In Order To Save This Sacred Piece Of Land. While Going Through The Incidence Of 1965, I Can Deliberately State That This Marvelous Victory Was The Result Of Zeal, Fervor And Unification Of Pakistani Nation. At That Time We Clearly Conveyed This Message To Our Opponents That We Have Enough Courage To Shed Even Last Drop Of Our Blood For The Sake Of Homeland.

Today’s Pakistan Is Many Times Stronger Than That Of 1965 In Terms Of Military And Armaments. No Doubt We Have Made Much Progress From 1965 Onwards. Improvement In Infrastructure, Increase In Literacy Rate, Women Empowerment, Development Of Telecom And Banking Sector And Much More Development Point Towards A Bright Future Of Pakistan. But This Apparent Development And Progress Is Not Our Destination. We Have To Go Beyond That. We Are Not There Where We Should Have Been. Recalling The Quote Of Quaid-E-Azam “We Have Acquired Pakistan So That We Could Make It A Test Center Of Islam”. At Another Occasion, He Further Stated That “Now, We Should Think Beyond The Boundaries Of Punjabi, Sindhi And Balochi. We Are Nothing Else Other Than Pakistani. We Have To Work For Pakistan”.

Referring To The Above Quotes I Want To Put A Question That, Are We Going Towards The Right Direction? Are We Really Beyond The Boundaries Of Sectarianism? Are Our Individual And Collaborative Struggle Directed Towards The Prosperity Of Pakistan? Aren’t We In A Race To Raise To Raise Our Standard Of Living Leaving Country And Patriotism Behind? If The Answer Is “Yes”, Then Sorry To Say, We Have Strayed From The Destination, Stranded Somewhere In Between.

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