Patriotism | Love For The Motherland

Who offers sacrifice for the country?

Patriotism means love for the own country devotion to one's country . A patriot loves his country and is willing to secrifice when the need arises. The word patriot comes from the Latin word 'patriotism' which means countryman. it is considered acommendable quailty. 

nationalism gives people the strength and courage to safeguard the interest of the country and nation . For a patriot the sovereignty, integrity and honour of the countryare off supreme values on which no compromise can Be made. Patriots render sacrifice for the preservation and protaction of these values.

Who led the Muslims  of the subcontinent in their struggle for a separate motherland?

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a nation planner and a great patriot. He wanted to protect the values, civilization, and customs of the Muslims of the subcontinent. He gave the Muslims a sence od identity by securing a separate homeland for them. He said:

"We must grow a sense of patriotism which stimulate us all into one united and strong nation"

What is the highest military award of Pakistan?

The vigour of patriotism makes us stay attentive in the wake of Foreign invasion. In the history of Pakistan there are many instances when people laid their lives for the safeguard of the country. In the wars of 1965, 1971 and the kargil War, many brave soldiers gave their lives in an attempt to protect the homeland. Captain Muhammad Sarwar,Major Aziz Bhatti, Major Tufail Muhammad,  Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, Major Shabbir Shareef,Major Muhammad Akram,  Sowar Muhammad Hussain, Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz, Captain Karnal Sher Khan and Havilder Lalak Jan - all embraced martyrdom while fighting bravely for their motherland. All of them ware awarded Nishan-e-Haider, the higest military award given to great patients who lay down their lives for the country.

Patriotism, therefore, is not just a feeling, it is a live vigour that continuously inspires and guides a nation. In the worlds of S.W Scott, a man devoid of patriotic vigour, is like the one who:

"Breathes there the man with soul so dead

Who never to himself hath said,

This is my own, my native land."