Army major martyred in DI Khan operation: ISPR

Author: Web Desk

LAHORE: An officer of Pakistan Army was martyred in a gun battle with militants during a search operation in Kulachi area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.

The ISPR said 28 years old Major Ishaq, a resident of  Khushab  district of Punjab, is survived by a widow and a year old son.

The funeral prayer was held at Dera Ismail Khan, and was attended by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other high-ranking officials, including Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Nazir Butt.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also expressed his condolence over the martyrdom of Major Ishaq.

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