A lieutenant colonel of Pakistan Army who was killed when he stepped over an explosive device during a search operation in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency was laid to rest in the city on Thursday.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lt Col Sajid Mushtaq was leading an operation to clear the Gulbai area of Maidan when an improvised explosive device exploded in a house resultantly he was killed on the spot.
The cleanup operation was launched after government forces had pushed militants out of the area.
The body of Lt Col Mushtaq was airlifted to Peshawar from where it was brought to Lahore.
Hundreds of people including family members, relatives, dwellers of the area and army officials attended the funeral prayers and he was laid to rest at ancestral graveyard with full military honours. He is survived by his wife and two children.
he is our hero
I want to give my deepest condolence to the family. May God rest him in peace and Sabr to families. He is a real hero
This is time to clean up this mess from the country.
we need this type of pation
hme apne bhi pe fakher he
he is a real hero… proud of u sajid bhai and miss u
He was also Hafiz Quran I proud of him
V all Pakistan Nation Proud on YOU Col Sajid. You r our real hero.
Real hero Col Saiid v all love u and proud of u. Great friend and great coursemate.God may give him highest place in Jannat and Sabar to his family
My younger brother we proud of you,
You have done good job and you are lion of God…!!!
we miss you very much.
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