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Defense Day celebrations to begin with change of guards ceremony at Mazar e Quaid in Karachi

KARACHI: Cadets from PAF Asghar Khan Academy will be part of the guard mounting ceremony at the Mazar-e-Quaid, marking commencement of National Defense Day celebrations in Karachi on September 6.

Young cadets, comprising both men and women, will assume the guard responsibility at the mausoleum of the Father of Nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

The responsibility for the day would be taken over from Pakistan Navy cadets, said the concerned official.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.