RAWALPINDI: Funeral prayers for Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad, who lost their lives in a Mushak training aircraft crash near Nawan Killi in Quetta on October 12, were held at Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi, on Tuesday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir attended the funeral prayers.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, the federal minister for information and broadcasting, Commander National Strategic Command, senior civil and military officials, and family members of the deceased officers were also present.
The military’s media wing said the armed forces and the nation paid tribute to the officers for laying down their lives in the line of duty.
ISPR said the bravery, professional commitment and devotion to the country demonstrated by the two officers would be remembered.
The bodies of Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad will be transported to their respective hometowns, where they will be laid to rest with full military honours, the statement added.
