After opening of weather and melting of snow search for remaining Shuhada commences by military personnel and heavy engineering equipment in Gyari

Rawalpindi, April 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): After opening of weather and melting of snow, search for remaining 19 x Shuhada has commenced by employing 228 x military personnel and 29 x heavy engineering equipment pieces including excavators, dozers and drill machines. 121 x bodies of Shuhada were recovered before suspension of Operation Gyari due to winters on 27 November 2012. It is once again reiterated that these sustained efforts would continue till recovery of last man.

It may be recalled that on 7 April 2012, 140 soldiers and civilians of 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion came under a huge snow slide at Gyari and embraced shahadat.

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