ISLAMABAD - Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik Sunday paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1965 war on Pakistan Defence Day that was celebrated across the country.

“September 6 will always be remembered as a memorable day in the history of Pakistan when in 1965 our valiant armed forces foiled Indian aggression against the country. I salute all Martyrs of Pakistan who sacrificed their lives for the country and us”, he said in his message on this occasion.

He said that the death of a martyr imparts new life to the nation and a martyr never dies. “We are all proud of the supreme sacrifices of the martyrs of Pakistan’’, he added. He said that on this day we should extend our salutations to the families of martyrs as their loved ones had sacrificed their lives for the sake of the country.

He said that today we express solidarity with Kashmiri brothers and sisters who were struggling for their very basic and legitimate right to self-determination and freedom from the illegal occupation of India. He said that Indian brutal forces have increased atrocities manifold against unarmed occupied Kashmir under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Senator A. Rehman Malik said that Independence is the basic right of the Kashmiri people which they would get soon. He said, “Today we pledge of our full support to Kashmiris to achieve their basic right to self-determination.”