Two Elite Force Personnel Martyred in Motorway Accident

Key Points

An Elite Force Jhelum vehicle met with an accident near Qureshi Interchange on the Sheikhupura Motorway
Constable Driver Asghar Ali and Elite Constable Naveed Afzal were martyred and four personnel were injured
IG Punjab Abdul Karim sought a report from the Additional IG Elite Police Force and directed the best medical facilities for the injured
Funeral prayers of the martyrs were offered with full police honours at Police Lines Jhelum, after which their bodies were sent to their native areas for burial.

Two Elite Force personnel were martyred and four others injured when their vehicle met with an accident near Qureshi Interchange on the Sheikhupura Motorway, the Punjab Police said on Thursday.

The martyred personnel were identified as Constable Driver Asghar Ali and Elite Constable Naveed Afzal. The vehicle belonged to the Elite Force Jhelum.

Inspector General of Police Punjab Abdul Karim expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of the personnel in the line of duty. He sought a report on the accident from the Additional IG Elite Police Force.

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The IG directed that the injured personnel be provided the best medical facilities. Senior police officers visited the injured personnel at Mayo Hospital in Lahore and prayed for their early recovery.

Funeral prayers of the martyrs were offered with full police honours at Police Lines Jhelum, the police said.

DPO Jhelum Shafique Ahmad Chaudhry, Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Mir Raza Ozgen, Senior Civil Judge Qadeer Hussain Butt, SSP RIB Chaudhry Shoaib Aqeel and SP Investigation Muhammad Sikandar Gondal attended the funeral.

Senior Army officers, officers of the CCD, the Motorway Police and the Punjab Highway Patrol, DSPs, SHOs, members of the District Peace Committee, religious scholars, representatives of the business community, the bereaved families and local dignitaries were also present.

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Floral wreaths were laid on the bodies of the martyrs, and special prayers were offered for the elevation of their ranks.

Officers stand at the coffins of the martyred Elite Force personnel during funeral prayers at Police Lines Jhelum

Funeral prayers of the martyred Elite Force personnel under way at Police Lines Jhelum

DPO Jhelum Shafique Ahmad Chaudhry said the martyrs had embraced martyrdom while performing their official duties, adding that Jhelum Police would always remember the sacrifices of its brave personnel.

Later, the bodies of the martyrs were dispatched to their native areas for burial with full police honours.

The IG said the brave personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty are the pride of the force. He said the Punjab Police shares the grief of the martyrs’ families and will not leave them alone, adding that their welfare is the department’s top priority.