Pakistan Army soldiers martyred in Dir, N Waziristan on Sept 14 laid to rest

Two Pakistan Army soldiers, who were martyred near Pak-Afghan border in Dir and North Waziristan a day prior, were laid to rest Sunday in their respective hometowns.

Lance Naik Muhammad Shoaib Swati, 31, who hailed from Manshera, was laid to rest in Ghanian with military honours.

Lance Naik Said Amin Afridi, 28, a resident of Khyber, was laid to rest in Akakhel with military honours.

Sepoy Ghulam Rasool, who embraced martyrdom at the Haji Pir Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), was laid to rest in Bahawalnagar's Basti Baghban with military honours.

On Saturday, four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred in Dir and North Waziristan when terrorists opened fire on them from across the Pakistan-Afghan border.

According to the media’s military wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the incident happened when the soldiers were on regular duty patrolling the Abba Khel, Spinwam area.

The media’s military wing added in exchange of fire, two miscreants were killed.

The martyred included Sepoy Akhtar Hussain, 23, a resident of Baltistan.

In a separate incident on the Pak-Afghan Border in Dir, three soldiers embraced martyrdom while one was wounded when a suspected terrorist opened fire.

The martyred include Lance Naik Said Amin Afridi, 28, a resident of Khyber, Lance Naik Muhammad Shoaib Swati, 31, who hailed from Manshera and Sepoy Kashif Ali, 22, a resident of Nowshera.