Martyred navy men laid to rest

Published September 6, 2023
CHINIOT: Funeral of martyred Navy soldier Hussnain Haider is offered at his native town. The helicopter crashed on Monday during a training flight in Gwadar.—APP
CHINIOT: Funeral of martyred Navy soldier Hussnain Haider is offered at his native town. The helicopter crashed on Monday during a training flight in Gwadar.—APP

KARACHI: The martyrs of Pakistan Navy’s helicopter incident were laid to rest in their native towns with military honours and tradition on Tuesday.

The funeral prayers of Shaheed Lt Cdr Hamza Abid were offered at the H-11 graveyard in Islamabad. His funeral was attended by the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammed Amjad Khan Niazi.

The funeral prayers of Shaheed Lt Cdr Syed Jawad Ali were offered at Karachi while the funeral prayers of Shaheed Hasnain Haider LUWT were offered at village Tarkhan Wala in Chiniot district.

A large number of senior serving, retired military and civil officials and relatives of the martyrs attended the funeral prayers.

Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2023

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