ATF official Jandad Khan Shabozai, martyred in Ziarat attack, laid to rest in Loralai

LORALAI: Funeral prayers were offered with state honours in Loralai for Jandad Khan Shabozai, a brave Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) soldier who gave his life for the country in the Ziarat tragedy.

Loralai Division Commissioner Wali Muhammad Barech, Loralai SSP Dr Fahad Ahmed, Assistant Commissioner Nadeem Akram, Assistant Commissioner Mukhtiar, senior civil and military officials, tribal elders, political and social figures, representatives of the traders’ association and a large number of people attended the funeral prayers.

A smartly turned-out police contingent saluted the martyr’s body. Civil and military leaders laid floral wreaths on the coffin and offered Fatiha. The mourners offered special prayers for the elevation of the martyr’s status, for patience for the bereaved family and for lasting peace in the country.

Martyrs are the nation’s asset and the country’s pride

Speaking after the funeral prayers, officials said martyrs are the nation’s asset and the country’s pride, and that their immortal sacrifices would always be remembered in golden words. They said Martyr Jandad Khan Shabozai had set a shining example of bravery, devotion to duty and patriotism by laying down his life in the line of duty.

The civil and military leadership reaffirmed that terrorist elements would never succeed in their evil designs and that action against anti-state forces would continue with full force. They said law enforcement agencies were taking every possible measure to protect the lives and property of the people, maintain Law and Order and eliminate Terrorism completely.

The officials said tragic incidents like the one in Ziarat could not lower the nation’s morale. Such sacrifices, they said, further strengthen the national resolve against Terrorism. They made it clear that every conspiracy to sabotage peace and stability in the country, including Balochistan, would be foiled and that action without discrimination would continue against terrorists, their facilitators and elements hostile to peace.

Paying tribute to the sacrifices of the martyrs, the mourners said the whole nation stood shoulder to shoulder with its security forces and law enforcement agencies to establish lasting peace in the country. They said the martyrs’ sacrifices in the war against Terrorism would never go in vain.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan