MAR 22, (DNA) – Army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa vowed to eliminate terrorism from the country in a patriotic Pakistan Day.

The military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday released a video a day before the 77th Pakistan Day. In the video, Gen Bajwa urges Pakistanis to promise to cleanse the country of ‘fasaadis’ [terrorists].

Chinese, Turkish troops to participate in Pakistan Day parade: ISPR

The video begins with a patriotic song by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, following which Gen Bajwa appears stating, “March 23, 1940, we pledged to make Pakistan, and we were successful. Let’s make a pledge today that we will cleanse Pakistan of terrorism, because, this is our Pakistan.”

Last week, the military’s media wing announced that Chinese and Turkish armies will participate in Pakistan Day parade. DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor stated that Chinese Army troops will arrive in Islamabad to participate in Pakistan Day celebrations. A Turkish military band will also participate in the parade.

The parade is organised by joint staff headquarters in Rawalpindi, which oversees the three armed forces of Pakistan.

Pakistan in 2015, held its first Pakistan Day parade after a hiatus of seven years. The display of pageantry aimed at showing the country has the upper hand in the fight against terrorists as the nation reeled from the worst militant attack in its history as 142 children were killed in an army-run school in Peshawar.=DNA

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