PAF officer who sacrificed his life saving woman in distress laid to rest with military honours: ISPR

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Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Group Captain Asim Tariq, who lost his life saving a woman in distress, was laid to rest with full military honours, the military’s media wing said on Tuesday.

Funeral prayers for the group captain were held today, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

He was laid to rest with “full military honours in recognition of his exceptional courage, selfless devotion and unwavering sense of duty”.

According to ISPR, PAF Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu, along with senior officers, airmen and a large gathering of civil society members, attended the prayers and paid “final respects to the valiant officer and honoured his supreme sacrifice”.