Punjab Police has been awarded Rs1 million (Rs10 lacs) by General Headquarters (GHQ) over its spectacular demonstration at the Pakistan Day Parade.
According to reports, Personnel Services & Provost Marshal Director General (DG) Colonel Anjum Mumtaz has directed the Army HQ to award the amount to the soldiers of Punjab Police.
The cheque to Punjab Police was signed by Brigadier Muhammad Raheel Saleem and the amount will be distributed among the members of the force who participated.
The March 23 parade that was postponed until March 25 due to bad weather conditions last Thursday featured a spectacular display of military might as well as law enforcement discipline.
President Arif Alvi attended the parade as the chief guest, while Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Nadeem Raza, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi were also present.
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan was unable to attend as he was in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.
The ceremony kicked off with the fly past of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy fighter jets, led by Air Chief Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu, which saluted the president.
F-16, JF-17, Mirage, AWACs, P-3C Orion and ATR aircraft formation participated in the fly past.
The parade also showcased the local cultures of the four provinces as floats from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir were featured during the ceremony.
Contingents of the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force, Special Services Groups, Frontier Corps, Rangers, Islamabad Police, Frontier Constabulary, Airport Security Force and Boys Scouts, marched past the dais while saluting the chief guest, Radio Pakistan reported.
JF-17 and Sherdils performed acrobatic manoeuvres, painting the sky a myriad of colours as an enthralled audience cheered them on.
As a mark of the strong bond between Pakistan and Turkey, a Turkish fighter jet also presented a range of dazzling manoeuvres, the report added. A Turkish military band also surprised the audience by playing national songs.
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