Top political, military leadership attend funeral of Irtaza Abbas Turi

The funeral prayer of seven-year-old Irtaza Abbas Turi, son of Lieutenant Colonel Zaheer Abbas Turi, who was martyred in Azad Kashmir, due to unprovoked Indian cross-border aggression, was solemnly held in Islamabad today.                                                                       

The funeral was attended by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Information, Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir, Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf and a large number of military and civilian officers and relatives of the martyr.                                         

The President and the Prime Minister affirmed that the valiant Armed Forces of Pakistan are resolutely confronting Indian forces across all fronts, delivering a strong and uncompromising response.

They reiterated that these blatant violations of international law and humanitarian norms will be met with decisive action.                 

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They prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of this cruel act of aggression by India and patience for their families.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned India's unprovoked aggression, stating that the deliberate targeting of innocent civilians, including children, women, and the elderly, is a reprehensible act of cowardice.

He emphasized that such reckless acts reflect the aggressive and hubristic mindset of the Indian government, posing a grave threat to regional and global peace.