Change of guard ceremony held on Mazar-e-Iqbal.LAHORE, September 06, 2009 (Frontier Star): A change of guard ceremony was held here at the Mazar-e-Iqbal to mark the celebrations of Pakistan defence. General Officer Commanding General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth (and some other) nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division. (GOC) Lahore Major General Shafqat Ahmed was the chef guest of ceremony who laid floral wreath on the grave of Allama Iqbal and offered prays for the departed soul. Smartly turned troops of Pakistan Rangers presented guard of honour A ceremonial Guard of honour is a military practice to honour the fallen in war and a ceremony for public figures who have died. It is also a practice in sport. to Chief Guest and took charge of Allama Iqbal mausoleum. Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a great poet-philosopher and active political leader, was born at Sialkot, Punjab, in 1877. He died in 1938. Later, GOC Lahore Major General Shafqat Ahmed visited Miani Sahib sa·hib n. Used formerly as a form of respectful address for a European man in colonial India. [Hindi s Graveyard and offered Prayers for the soul of those who rendered sacrifices of their lives for Pakistan in 1965 war against India. He also laid floral wreath at graveyard of Major Shabbir Shaheed Noun 1. shaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers Arabic, Arabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects martyr, sufferer - one who suffers for the sake of principle . On this day in 1965 our valiant Armed Forces and the entire nation stood united to thwart the nefarious design of enemies, which had dared cast an evil eye on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our motherland. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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