Funeral prayers of six martyred soldiers offered

Rawalpindi: Funeral prayers of the six soldiers of Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom on Thursday during an intense exchange of fire between Security Forces and terrorists in Tribal District North Waziristan, were initially offered at Bannu and later at their respective native towns.

According to the ISPR, these soldiers include Havaldar Saleem Khan, Naik Javed Iqbal, Sepoy Nazir Khan, Sepoy Hazrat Bilal, Sepoy Syed Rajab Hussain and Sepoy Bismillah Jan.

The Shuhadah were laid to rest with full military honours.

A large number of senior military officers, soldiers including civil officers, public & relatives of Shaheeds attended the funeral prayers.

Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.