One more Gayari martyr found

SKARDU: The body of another martyred army soldier has been found from underneath tonnes of snow in Gyari sector, where a massive avalanche had swept over a battalion of Pakistani troops camped there on April 7, Geo News reported Wednesday.

This latest breakthrough brings the total tally of the martyrs reclaimed from the snowslide so far to eight.

The identification process of the martyred soldier is still underway.

Earlier today, the body of martyred army officer Lt Colonel Tanveer-ul-Hassan Shaheed was also unearthed. He was the Commander of the “6 Northern Light Infantry (NLI) Battalion.

Also, the funeral prayer of one of the martyrs of Gayari tragedy, Major Zaka-ul-Haq was offered in his ancestral area of Chowk Sarwar Shaheed in Muzaffargarh where a large number of Army officials and relatives were present.

It may be mentioned that 139 soldiers, including some civilians of 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion, were buried under a huge snow slide on April 7 in Gayari sector near Skardu.

The Pakistan Army had declared all the victims of Gayari as ‘Shuhada’ (martyrs). Aspects related to socio-religious dimensions / implications, requirements to initiate the process of documentation, and reduction of the sufferings of the bereaved families made the Army to take such a step.