Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Cadets Mount Guards Duty At Mazar-i-Quaid

A smartly turned out contingent of cadets from Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul on Tuesday mounted ceremonial guard at the Mazar-i-Quaid as part of celebrations to mark the Father of the Nation's birth anniversary.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Dec, 2018 ) :A smartly turned out contingent of cadets from Pakistan Military academy (PMA), Kakul on Tuesday mounted ceremonial guard at the Mazar-i-Quaid as part of celebrations to mark the Father of the Nation's birth anniversary.

The lady cadets from PMA also participated in the ceremony, said an ISPR press release issued here.

Commandant Pakistan Military Academy, Major General Akhtar Nawaz reviewed the parade. He laid a wreath, presented salute and offered Fateha at Quaid's mausoleum.

It merits to mention here that the first passing out parade of PMA was held on December 25, 1948. It was reviewed by the then Governor General of Pakistan, Khawaja Nazimuddin who presented Quaid-e-Azam banner to the champion company. The PMA Kakul has the singular honour of being the only military institution designated as "Quaid-e-Azam's Own" by the Quaid-e-Azam as the Colonel-in-Chief of the Academy.

The guard mounting ceremony by PMA cadets is a regular annual feature to pay homage to the Father of the Nation.