President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have commended the security forces for sending thirteen Khwarij to hell in three different engagements in Bannu, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan.

In their separate statements today, they paid tribute to Major Muhammad Awais of the Pakistan Army, who embraced martyrdom while bravely confronting terrorists in North Waziristan.

The President and the Prime Minister prayed for the higher ranks in heaven for the martyred Major Muhammad Awais and expressed condolences to his family.

They said the entire nation salutes Major Awais Shahee.

The President and the Prime Minister expressed the nation’s resolve to eradicate terrorism from the country.