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Capt Qasim was severely injured during an operation in Tirah Valley on April 29. He was shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Peshawar for treatment where he succumbed to his wounds.
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General Raheel also laid floral wreath at the grave of Captain Qasim and paid homage to the valiant officer of the armed forces. PHOTO ISPR
His funeral prayers were offered at the Army Graveyard near Racecourse Ground in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The prayers were attended by the General Sharif, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zaka Ullah among other military officers and relatives of Capt Qasim.
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The army chief paid rich tributes to Capt. Qasim and expressed the resolve to continue fighting terrorists until their complete elimination.
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Capt Qasim's father said that his son had been restless ever since militants had attacked the Army Public School in Peshawar.
"One day he said that if his son went to APS Peshawar, and his body came back, what would you feel?"
He added that when the operation started in Tirah valley and Capt Qasim was included in the mission, he went there with the motivation to "exact revenge for slain students of APS Peshawar."
"He (Capt Qasim" went there(Tirah) to exact revenge for APS Peshawar. He killed many terrorists and injured many others, and then he was slain. My son did that for this nation and country. I advise every Pakistani child to follow in the footsteps of Capt Qasim."
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