Army postpones Defence Day ceremony at GHQ due to floods: ISPR DG

Pak Army Wednesday postponed the central ceremony to be held at GHQ to commemorate Defence and Martyrs Day on September 6 to show solidarity with the flood-hit people in Pakistan.

Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar announced this in a twitter post.

He wrote: “In solidarity with the flood affected people of Pakistan, central ceremony at GHQ to commemorate Defence & Martyrs Day on 6 September has been postponed.”

He said Pakistan Armed Forces shall continue serving our brothers and sisters struck by unprecedented floods.

In solidarity with the flood affected people of Pakistan, central ceremony at GHQ to commemorate Defence & Martyrs Day on 6 September has been postponed.
Pakistan Armed Forces shall continue serving our brothers and sisters struck by unprecedented floods.

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 31, 2022

Pakistan celebrates its Defence Day on September 6 each year with official grand ceremonies. However, at the moment, Pakistan is facing a major flood situation in decades with one-third of the country became submerged. Pak Army is at the forefront of the rescue and relief operations in the country.