Defence Day of Pakistan

E53260

national day public holiday

Defence Day of Pakistan is a national day observed annually on September 6 to commemorate the Pakistani military’s defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Defence Day of Pakistan canonical	5
Pakistan Defence Day	3
Youm-e-Difa-e-Pakistan	2
Defence Day of Pakistan (6 September)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T413400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defence Day of Pakistan
Context triple: [Pakistan Day, relatedEvent, Defence Day of Pakistan]

A. Independence Day of Pakistan
Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.
B. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
C. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
E. Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December)
Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December) is a national holiday in Pakistan that honors the birth and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defence Day of Pakistan
Target entity description: Defence Day of Pakistan is a national day observed annually on September 6 to commemorate the Pakistani military’s defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.

A. Independence Day of Pakistan
Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.
B. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
C. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
E. Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December)
Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December) is a national holiday in Pakistan that honors the birth and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national day ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Youm-e-Difa ⓘ Youm-e-Difa-e-Pakistan ⓘ linked to: Defence Day of Pakistan
associatedCity	Islamabad ⓘ Rawalpindi ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Pakistan Army General Headquarters (GHQ) ⓘ
associatedSymbol	flag of Pakistan ⓘ
commemorates	Pakistani armed forces ⓘ linked to: Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan’s defense during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ military personnel who died in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
hasHashtag	#DefenceDay ⓘ #YoumEDifa ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage	national television ⓘ online media ⓘ print media ⓘ radio ⓘ
hasTheme	national defense ⓘ patriotism ⓘ remembrance of martyrs ⓘ
language	Urdu ⓘ linked to: Urdu language
observedAnnually	true ⓘ
observedIn	Pakistan ⓘ
observedOn	6 September ⓘ
organizedBy	Government of Pakistan ⓘ Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf	national observances of Pakistan ⓘ
relatedConflict	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
relatedHoliday	Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ Pakistan Day ⓘ
relatedTo	Pakistan Air Force ⓘ Pakistan Army ⓘ Pakistan Navy ⓘ
significance	commemoration of Pakistan’s armed forces’ role in 1965 war ⓘ honoring military martyrs ⓘ
symbolicColor	green ⓘ white ⓘ
timePeriodCommemorated	1965 ⓘ
typeOfCelebration	military commemoration ⓘ
typicalActivities	commemorative events at war memorials ⓘ military parades ⓘ special prayers ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
UrduName	یومِ دفاع ⓘ
warFrontPrimarilyCommemorated	Indo-Pakistani border ⓘ linked to: India–Pakistan border

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pakistan Day → relatedEvent → Defence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

Independence Day of Pakistan → relatedHoliday → Defence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

Defence Day of Pakistan → alsoKnownAs → Youm-e-Difa-e-Pakistan ⓘ