Martyred soldiers laid to rest with military honours

All four martyrs embraced martyrdom in attack by group of terrorists operating from Iranian side of border, says ISPR

The four soldiers were martyred in a cross-border attack by terrorists in Balochistan’s Kech district on Saturday. SCREENGRAB

RAWALPINDI:

The Namaz-e-Janaza of Naik Shair Ahmed, Lance Naik Muhammad Asghar, Sepoy Nursing Abdur Rasheed and Sepoy Muhammad Irfan were offered in Kehrar Buzdar (Taunsa), Kot Addu (Muzaffargarh), Manjhipur (Sohbatpur) and Dab Gorweel (Dera Ghazi Khan), respectively, on Sunday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, all four soldiers embraced martyrdom in an attack by a group of terrorists operating from the Iranian side of the border during a routine border patrol along the Pak-Iran border in the Jalgai Sector, Kech district of Balochistan.

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 “The senior serving and retired officers/soldiers, relatives and a large number of people attended the funerals,” the military’s media wing added. “Shaheeds were laid to rest with full military honours.”

The armed forces of Pakistan stand resolute to eliminate the menace of terrorism at all costs, the ISPR stated. “These sacrifices reaffirm our resolve and strengthen our faith in the fight against terrorism to provide a peaceful Pakistan to our future generations.”

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