Soldiers martyred in border attack laid to rest with military honours

Funeral prayers for four soldiers of the Pakistan Army who embraced martyrdom in an attack by a group of terrorists operating from the Iranian side of the border were performed on Sunday, the military said in a statement. The funeral prayers of Naik Shair Ahmed, Lance Naik Muhammad Asghar, Sepoy Nursing Abdur Rasheed and Sepoy Muhammad Irfan were offered in Kehrar Buzdar (Taunsa), Kot Addu (Muzaffargarh), Manjhipur (Sohbatpur) and Dab Gorweel (Dera Ghazi Khan) respectively, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Namaz-e-Janaza of Naik Shair Ahmed, Lance Naik Muhammad Asghar, Sepoy Nursing Abdur Rasheed & Sepoy Muhammad Irfan were offered in Kehrar Buzdar (Taunsa), Kot Addu (Muzaffargarh), Manjhipur (Sohbat pur) & Dab Gorweel (Dera Ghazi Khan) respectively, today. All four martyrs… pic.twitter.com/FSTuj5wssg — Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) April 2, 2023 All four martyrs embraced martyrdom in an attack by a group of terrorists operating from the Iranian side of the border during a routine border patrol along the Pakistan-Iran border in Jalgai Sector, District Kech, Balochistan. Read more: Four soldiers martyred in Pak-Iran border attack The ISPR said that senior serving and retired officers and soldiers, relatives and a large number of people attended the funerals. The martyrs were laid to rest with full military honours, it added. The statement further said that the armed forces of Pakistan stand resolute to eliminate the menace of terrorism at all costs. "These sacrifices reaffirm our resolve and strengthen our faith in fight against terrorism to provide a peaceful Pakistan to our future generations," it further said.

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