The nation is observing Defence Day toady with zeal to pay tribute to the armed forces of Pakistan who rendered supreme sacrifices to safeguard the motherland on September 6, 1965.
The Defence Day ceremonies will be held across the country.
The day begin with the change of guard ceremonies at the mausoleums of the Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi and Allama Iqbal in Lahore.
Cadets of Risalpur PAF Academy take over the duty of guards at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi.
In Lahore, Punjab Rangers take the duty of guards at the Mazar-e-Iqbal.
A ceremony will also be held at the Lahore Ranger Headquarters in which senior officers will lay wreaths on the monument of the martyrs.