FC soldier Ghulam Rasool Katbar laid to rest in Jafarabad with military honours

JAFARABAD: Frontier Corps (FC) soldier Ghulam Rasool Katbar, a son of Dera Allahyar, was martyred while defending the motherland. His funeral prayers were offered in Jafarabad with full honours, where a smartly turned-out FC contingent presented a salute.

Naseerabad Division Commissioner Salahuddin Noorzai, Commandant Usman Aslam, FC Colonel Rizwan Tayyab and Jafarabad Deputy Commissioner Khalid Khan attended the funeral prayers. District administration officials, personnel of security institutions, political and social leaders, tribal elders and a large number of citizens also took part.

On the occasion, Commissioner Salahuddin Noorzai, Commandant Usman Aslam, Colonel Rizwan Tayyab and Deputy Commissioner Khalid Khan said that the martyrs who lay down their lives to protect the country’s borders and its people are the pride of the whole nation, and their sacrifices can never be forgotten. They said the courage and bravery shown by Ghulam Rasool Katbar in the line of duty was a beacon for future generations.

After the funeral prayers, the martyr was given a salute with military honours. Prayers were offered for the elevation of his ranks and his forgiveness, and for patience for the bereaved. Political and social figures and tribal elders offered condolences to the martyr’s family and said the whole nation stood with it in this hour of grief.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan