‘We love Pakistan’: Top Twitter trend extols war heroes ahead of Defence Day

Nation will pay tribute to its martyrs and their families on September 6

‘Hamein Pyar Hai Pakistan Say’ (We love Pakistan) – a special campaign launched by the Pakistani military’s media wing – became the top trend on popular microblogging site Twitter on Friday.

Thousands of users shared tweets to pay glowing tributes to the martyrs and the nation ahead of Defence Day, September 6.

“Our Nishan-e-Haider, our pride,” Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a tweet from his official account.

The tweet also featured a brief video clip of a song produced by the military’s media wing in connection with the Defence Day.

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یومِ دفاع و شہدا۶ 2018
ہمارۓ نشانِ حیدر ۔۔۔۔ ہمارا فخر!#ہمیں_پیار_ہے_پاکستان_سے۔۔۔۔ pic.twitter.com/Ut93HPi9Zc

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 31, 2018

In an earlier tweet, the chief military spokesperson had said that the nation would pay tribute to its martyrs and their families on September 6 and every Pakistani would be a part of this ‘unique campaign’.

Defence and Martyrs Day 2018. Ministry of Information & ISPR in joint coordinating role. Planning conference held at ISPR. Representatives from civil society, media & armed forces attended. Nation will remember and salute its martyrs and their families in a befitting manner IA. pic.twitter.com/i1mvTyHdC5

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 28, 2018

Media practitioners, students and bloggers took to Twitter to share their views on Defence Day and to pay rich tributes to the armed forces of the country.

https://twitter.com/MaheenJibran/status/1035505560446296065

We salute our martyrs who have sacrificed their life for Peaceful, Progressive & Prosperous Pakistan. #ہمیں_پیار_ہے_پاکستان_سے

— Tahir Khattak (@TahirKhattakk) August 31, 2018

The Nation will remain because it is a land of the braves#ہمیں_پیار_ہے_پاکستان_سے pic.twitter.com/PZsqgjgDnp

— Fahad Malik (@Fahad4014) August 31, 2018