50th anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war observed

• India celebrated 50thanniversary of 1965 war with Pakistan on 28th  India won the war under the leadership of PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the war heroes who fought for our motherland during the 1965 war and President Pranab Mukherjee laid a wreath at the martyr’s memorial at Delhi’s India Gate monument
• The celebrations began on 28 August and  go on until 22 September – the day India and Pakistan agreed to a UN-sponsored ceasefire.
• The celebrations will also include seminars, photo exhibitions and a concert.
• Main Event -“victory carnival” with a show of military might, song and dance – is planned for20 September on Rajpath.