Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor, says that the sacrifices of all the martyrs should be honoured on Defence Day.
DG ISPR was speaking to a planning conference organised by ISPR in Rawalpindi on Tuesday to devise a comprehensive plan to observe the forthcoming Defence and Martyrs Day in a befitting manner.
DG ISPR briefed participants including representatives of ministry of information, armed forces, media and civil society about the plan. Emphasising the role of the media, he urged media representatives to honour the martyrs by visiting their families and highlighting their sacrifices for the cause of the country. “Every martyr of our nation should be visible on September 6th”, said the DG
It was informed at the planning conference that the main ceremony of the day would be held at General Headquarters and it would be broadcasted live throughout.
DG further said that the Information Ministry and ISPR would serve as focal points for the country-wide awareness campaign by coordinating together in a unique manner.
Published in Daily Times, August 29th 2018.
