Soldier laid to rest in Mansehra

MANSEHRA: An army soldier, who was killed in shelling by Indian forces at Line of Control (LoC), was buried with state honours here on Saturday.

Khiyal Mohammad was killed in Giyar sector at LoC in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.  His body was taken to his native village in Siran valley in Mansehra.

The people from all walks for life, family members and well-wishers attended the funeral prayer followed by a gun-salute by a contingent of the Pak Army. An army officer laid floral wreath on the grave of Khiyal Mohammad on behalf of Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif.