Sixty Years of Jingoism

Pakistan marked the 6oth Defence Day with military pomp, anti-India rhetoric, and missile pbosturing—masking internal fragility and highlighting the Army’s dominance over civilians

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Pakistan lost territory, men, and morale in the war, but still glorifies it

Each year on September 6, Pakistan observes Defence Day in various parts of Pakistan, remembering the 1965 war with India in which it not only suffered territorial losses but also heavy casualties and a humiliating defeat at the hands of India, though the country was then led by no other than military strongman and dictator, Field Marshal Ayub Khan.

This year, however, the Defence Day had a different flavor as Pakistan had decided to keep the armed forces in good humor in light of another humiliating and devastating impact on its military infrastructures and the bastions of the homegrown terror bases including at Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur, Markaz Taiba, Muridke, Sarjal, Tehra Kalan, Mehmoona Joya, Sialkot, Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala, Markaz Abbas and Maskar Raheel Shahid both in Kotli, and Shawai Nalla Camp and Syedna Bilal Camp, both at Muzaffarabad in the wake of Operation Sindoor effectively launched by India teaching an unforgettable lesson to the Pakistan.