PM Modi visits exhibition to mark 1965 India-Pakistan War

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid a visit to ‘Shauryanjali’, an exhibition being held to commemorate the golden jubilee of the 1965 India-Pakistan War, at Rajpath in New Delhi.

The five-day exhibition showcasing major battle scenes in the 1965 war began on Tuesday. Manoeuvres by fighter jets would be a part of the commemoration event.

Due to the ongoing commemorative celebrations, Delhi Traffic Police have advised commuters to avoid the stretch of Rajpath between Janpath and Man Singh Road from September 15 to 20.

“For five days, starting from September 15, the stretch of Rajpath between Janpath and Man Singh Road will remain closed for the 1965 India-Pakistan war golden jubilee celebrations,” police said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses infront of a captured Pakistani M-4 Sherman tank at ‘Shauryanjali’, a commemorative exhibition on Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war at India Gate in New Delh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit at ‘Shauryanjali’, a commemorative exhibition on Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war at Rajpath lawn in New Delhi on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses with jeep of with Param Vir Chakra awardee Shaheed Abdul Hameed in an exhibition on Golden Jubilee of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses infront of a captured Pakistani tank during Golden Jubilee of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, at a function in New Delhi on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a memento from Rasoolan Bibi, the widow of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hameed, while meeting the family members of War veterans at a function organised on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, in New Delhi on Thursday.

IANS