Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir offered a funeral prayer for martyred Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider at Chaklala Garrison in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
Martyred Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider (42 years old, resident of DHA-2, Islamabad) embraced Shahadat during an anti-terror operation in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday.
As a great martyr, the body of Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider was buried with full military honour.
Prime Minister, Defence Minister, CJCSC, COAS and a large number of senior civil and military officers, soldiers, citizens and relatives of a martyred military officer attended the Namaz e Janaza.
While funeral prayers of Naik Khushdil Khan (age 31 years, resident of District Lakki Marwat), Naik Rafique Khan (age 27 years, resident of District Charsadda) and Lance Naik Abdul Qadir (age 33 years, resident of District Murree) who were also embraced shahadat in the same operation were also offered at their respective hometowns.
Armed Forces of Pakistan stand resolute and committed to eliminating the menace of terrorism from the motherland at all costs.
Reporter: Ahmad Mansoor