FC Commandant laid to rest

Pakistani security officials and relatives offer funeral prayers for the chief of Pakistan's Frontier Constabulary.


Express August 05, 2010
FC Commandant laid to rest

PESHAWAR: The funeral prayers of FC Commandant Sifwat Ghayur have been offered at the Police Lines in Peshawar.

Several officials attended the funeral including Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ghani, KP Information Minister and others.

Ghayur was martyred on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed into his vehicle in the Saddar area.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a one-day mourning.

The late FC commandant was the cousin of KP Governor Owais Ghani and a brother-in-law of Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao.

He had also served as the Peshawar CCPO and a deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau.

The interior minister has announced that the government will award Ghayur the Sitara-i-Shujaat for his services for the country.

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