Funeral prayers of martyred soldier offered

32-year-old Sepoy Abdul Hakeem was laid to rest with full military honour, says ISPR

Funeral prayers of a soldier of the Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom on Saturday in North Waziristan district’s Mir Ali area, were offered at his native town in Balochistan’s Jaffarabad district, the military said in a statement.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 32-year-old Sepoy Abdul Hakeem was laid to rest with full military honour. Senior serving military officers, relatives of the martyr and a large strength of locals of the area attended the funeral, it added.

“Armed Forces of Pakistan stand resolute and committed to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the motherland at all costs,” the statement concluded.

*ISPR*
*Rawalpindi, 15 October, 2023:*

Namaz-e-Janaza of Sepoy Abdul Hakeem Shaheed (age 32 years) who embraced shahadat on 14 October 2023 in general area Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, was offered at his native town District Jaffarabad.

Shaheed was laid to rest with full… pic.twitter.com/JSLYV0f0wg

— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) October 15, 2023

On Saturday, the security forces killed six terrorists while a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom in Mir Ali during an intelligence-based operation (IBO).

Read more: Six terrorists killed, soldier martyred in North Waziristan IBO

According to the ISPR, the army troops killed six terrorists and injured eight others during the battle.

Meanwhile, Sepoy Abdul Hakeem embraced martyrdom after fighting gallantly with the militants.

The security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition from terrorists’ hideouts, who, according to ISPR, had remained actively involved in terrorist activities against the security forces and target killing of innocent civilians.