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Sepoy Maqbool Hussain Will Be Laid To Rest Today

Attock (August 29, 2018): Sepoy Maqbool Hussain, a veteran of 1965 war between Pakistan and India will be laid to rest with full military honours after performing funeral prayers today.

Sepoy Maqbool Hussain breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Attock on Tuesday night.

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Sepoy Maqbool Hussain of Azad Kashmir Regiment got injured during the 1965 war and was taken prisoner by the Indian Army. After languishing in Indian jails for 40 years, Maqbool Hussain was released in 2005. He was awarded Sitara-i-Jurrat for his gallantry services.

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Maqbool Hussain was recipient of Sitara-e-Jurrat. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed grief over the demise of a veteran of 1965 war between Pakistan and India, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).War veteran Sepoy Maqbool Hussain breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Attock, the ISPR said in a statement.

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