Rawalpindi Corps honours 166 officers, soldiers for valour

The Corps Investigation Ceremony of Rawalpindi Corps was held today. Corps Commander Rawalpindi, Lieutenant General Shahid Imtiaz, was the chief guest on the occasion.

At the ceremony, military officers and soldiers were awarded the Tamgha Imtiaz (Military), Sitara Imtiaz (Military), and Tamgha Bisalat.

According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), 2 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and 15 soldiers were awarded the Tamgha Basalat. 47 officers were awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military), and 102 officers were awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) for their distinguished service to the nation.

In this regard, the next of kin (NOK) of the martyrs received their awards posthumously.

In addition, the corps commander interacted with the families of the martyrs and paid a glowing tribute to their sacrifices.

Moreover, a large number of senior Army officers and families of awardees attended the ceremony.

At the ceremony, military officers and soldiers were awarded the Tamgha Imtiaz (Military), Sitara Imtiaz (Military), and Tamgha Bisalat.

Earlier,  Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in general area Timergara, District Lower Dir, on reported presence of khawarij on the night between April 10 and 11.

During the conduct of operation, the troops surrounded and effectively engaged the khawarij location, and after intense fire exchange, two khawarij including a high value target, khawarij Hafeezullah @ Kochwan were sent to hell.

Khawarij Hafeezullah @ Kochwan was involved in numerous terrorist activities against the security forces as well as the innocent civilians.

He was highly wanted by the law enforcement agencies and government had fixed head money of Rs10 million on him.

Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other khawarij found in the area as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country.