Five soldiers of the Pakistan Army lost their lives while performing election duties on Wednesday, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday. In a tweet, the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR) said the soldiers embraced martyrdom when their vehicle fell off a cliff. The incident took place when they were delivering election material. “Five more sons of soil embraced shahadat while serving the nation during elections duty. Vehicle after delivering election material at NA-12 RO office fell 250 feet down the cliff on roadside. No sacrifice is more sacred than the life sacrificed in line of duty,” he said in a tweet. Published in Daily Times, July 27th 2018.