Monday, April 27, 2009

Bodies of nine Chitral Scouts personnel arrive in Chitral

Report Bashir Hussain Azad

CHITRAL. The whole of Chitral was saddended when the bodies of nine Chitral Scouts personnel killed by militants in Lower Dir arrived here in Army helicopters on Monday.

Those who embraced martyrdom and whose bodies arrived here were: Naib Subaidar Nasirullah from Barinis, Sepoy Amanullah, Soweer, Drosh; Sher Nawaz, Rayeen, Torkow; Bahadur Shah, Warkup, Turkow; Ajayeeb Khan, Moomi, Lotkow; Bashir Ahmed, Reshun; Sher Azam, Sinlasht, Bashiruddin, Verkhop, Torkhow, and Zakir Khan.

The bodies were first taken to the Headquarters of Chitral Scouts in the city and later sent to their native villages in ambulances, and laid to rest with full military honour.


Meanwhile, two personnel were injured and hospitalized in Dir area. they were Sirajuddin from Torkhown and Rehmat Khan of Barenis.

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