RAWALPINDI – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir joined senior civil and military officials in offering funeral prayers for Major Hasnain Shehzad Humayun Shaheed and Captain Abdul Samad Shaheed, who lost their lives in a training aircraft crash near Quetta.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the funeral prayers were offered in Rawalpindi following the tragic October 12 accident near Nawan Killi in Quetta, in which the two Pakistan Army officers embraced martyrdom while aboard a Mushshak training aircraft.
The funeral was attended by the deputy prime minister and foreign minister, the minister for information and broadcasting, and the commander of the National Strategic Command. Senior civil and military officials, as well as the martyrs’ family members and relatives, also gathered to pay their final respects.
The armed forces and the nation paid tribute to the two officers, honouring their courage, professional commitment and unwavering devotion to the motherland.
ISPR said the supreme sacrifice of Major Hasnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad reflected the spirit of duty and dedication associated with Pakistan’s armed forces. Their service and sacrifice, it added, would remain a source of pride, resolve and inspiration for the nation.
The tragic incident has cast a shadow of grief over the military community, with the two officers remembered for their service to the country.
According to ISPR, the bodies of both officers will be transported to their respective hometowns, where they will be laid to rest with full military honours.
Two Pakistan Army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes near Quetta