Umar Rehman Malik pays glowing tribute to martyrs
Abdullah Jan
Islamabad: Prominent financial expert Umar Rehman Malik this week paid glowing tribute to the members of the armed forces who sacrificed their lives for the motherland.
“Remembering martyrs of the nation for their supreme sacrifices to protect motherland. Pakistan has sacrificed more than 70K troops & civilians in war against terrorism. Indeed, the nation is indebted to the families of the martyrs,” he said in a message on Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan (Martyrs Reverence Day).
Youm-e-Takreem Shuhada-e-Pakistan was observed this week across the country with special ceremonies and events held to pay glowing tribute to the martyrs, who rendered their lives to protect the motherland.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his message, said the day was observed to pay glowing tributes to the nation’s heroes, Ghazis, and martyrs and expressed its unflinching solidarity with their families.
Calling the tragic and heart-rending events of May 9 a wake-up call, he said the nation has to identify and expose all such people who wanted to destroy the foundations of Pakistan. “May 9 has drawn up a dividing line between the protectors and builders of Pakistan and those who wish to weaken it.”
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, while addressing the families of the martyrs during his visit to the Police Lines, said the nation would neither forgive nor forget those who desecrated the memorials of martyrs and undermined their dignity and such behaviour would not be tolerated.
“What happened on May 9 is very sad and condemnable. Nothing can nullify the sacrifices of those martyrs who have been granted eternal life by Allah Almighty.”
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while paying tribute to the martyrs said, “The nation is grateful to all martyrs who sacrificed their lives while fighting valiantly in order to foil the nefarious ambitions of our enemy.”
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb urged the nation to “say no to May 9″ by showing exemplary solidarity with the martyrs, Ghazis, defenders of the homeland and their families on ” Pakistan Martyrs Day.” The minister said this was the day of changing the collective thinking of the nation and erasing the blot of May 9 by remembering the sacrifices of the martyrs.
