May 9 will be observed as mourning day

ISLAMABAD: Ex-servicemen and youth organisations have decided to observe May 9 as a mourning day across the country on the completion of one year of attacks on military installations.

On this occasion, anti-state elements, who hatched the conspiracy against country’s armed forces, would be condemned pledged made that such elements would be neither spared and nor given any status in society.

Sources said condemnation meetings will be held at different places, particularly those spots where the anti-country elements carried out attacks and ransacked buildings, offices and residences on May 9. These elements also looted military assets and set on fire a lot of precious articles. The organisations of ex-servicemen and youth have started preparations for holding the May 9 events. Common people will also participate in these events. 

It pertinent to mention here that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir had clearly announced last year after the incidents of May 9 that neither the armed forces could forget the mourning day of May 9 ever nor the culprits would be forgiven.