Farewell: Hamid Gul laid to rest

The former spy master was buried at Army Graveyard in Rawalpindi

Former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen (retd) Hamid Gul was laid to rest on Sunday, Express News reported.

Lt Gen Gul died of brain haemorrhage late Saturday night.

Funeral prayers of the late ex-spy master were offered at Race Course Rawalpindi, and was attended by a large number of people, including Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, and General (retd) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

The deceased was buried at Army Graveyard, Rawalpindi.

Gul served as chief of the country’s premier spy agency between 1987 and 1989. He was a key figure at the time the Soviet Union was engaged in a war with Afghanistan. He was one of the leaders who took part in training the Afghan Mujahideen to fight off the Soviet forces.

In a statement released by the army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, “Chief of the Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif has expressed his condolences on the sad demise of Lt Gen (retd) Hamid Gul”.

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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan expressed grief over the former spymaster’s death.

Premier Nawaz prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul and said: “May God bless the deceased with countless blessings in the Hereafter.” He expressed condolences with the bereaved family to bear the loss.