RAWALPINDI: At least nine soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred and four injured when their truck plunged into a ravine in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sunday morning, the military said.
“A Pakistan Army vehicle met an accident and fell into a Nullah in Shaujabad, Bagh early this [Sunday] morning while on routine military duty. Resultantly, nine soldiers embraced martyrdom while four are injured,” a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
It said that the injured were evacuated to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi.
Funeral prayers of the martyred were offered at Mangla garrison. Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Corps Commander Rawalpindi and other military officials attended the funeral prayers.
“Jasde Khaki of Shuhada will be sent to their native towns and buried with full military honours, the statement concluded. –ISPR
