Siachen Tragedy: Battalion commander’s body recovered

The latest breakthrough brings the total tally of the martyrs reclaimed to seven.

RAWALPINDI:
The body of another martyred army officer has been recovered in Gyari sector, where a massive avalanche had swept over a battalion, the army said on Wednesday. The latest breakthrough brings the total tally of the martyrs reclaimed to seven. The body has been identified as of Lt Colonel Tanveer ul Hassan Shaheed, ISPR said in a statement. He was the Commander of the 6th Northern Light Infantry (NLI) Battalion.


Published In The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2012.