The funeral prayers for the Pakistan Army martyrs, who lost their lives in an exchange of fire with Khawarij in Hangu, were offered in Peshawar.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, the Peshawar Corps Commander, the families of the martyrs, and a large number of senior civil and military officials attended the funeral prayers.

The six Pakistan Army martyrs who embraced martyrdom in  exchange of fire with Khawarij in Hangu included Captain Abu Zar Farooq, Lieutenant Shiraz Babar, Sepoy Shakeel Ahmed, Sepoy Hamza, Sepoy Muhammad Usman Aziz and non-combatant Ghulam Sajjad.