Remembering martyrs through Army Museum

The Army Museum in Lahore reminds us of the independence movement, the bravery and sacrifices of the Pakistan Army and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country.

On the occasion of Defence Day, a well-armed contingent of Pakistan Army visited the Army Museum and saluted the memorial of martyrs and offered flowers and prayers.

The Army Museum was inaugurated by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in August 2017. This museum depicts the history of Pakistan and the wars fought against the enemy. In the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, the statues of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Fatima Jinnah and Lord Mountbatten were displayed while the captivating image of the refugees who migrated from India in 1947 were also showed.

The history and heritage of Tehreek-e-Pakistan had also been presented in the Army Museum. The purpose of the museum was to provide information and knowledge about the country’s history. The museum also houses sections of Nishan-e-Haider gallery, life in Siachen, war on terror, martyrs and Kashmir corner.

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The museum also houses the Department of Leadership, Army and War History. The Army Museum also highlights Pakistan's role in the UN peacekeeping mission. The museum also displays scenes from the wars fought with India in 1965 and 1971, encounters with the enemy, Siachen conflict, and the enemy's military equipment seized during the wars.

In addition to the galleries of ancient and modern weapons of war, there were also galleries of the names of the martyrs from 1947 to 2016; the heroes of the nation who were awarded Nishan-e-Haider.

A separate section had been made for terrorist attacks on Army Public School Peshawar and war on terror. The outer part of the museum also houses tanks, helicopter jets and Indian tanks captured in the 1971 war. The museum was open to tourists four days a week.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2021.