PM Gilani, COAS Kayani offer Namaz-e-Janaza of blast martyrs

Four army officials, who were martyred in yesterdays attack in Parade Lane Mosque of Rawalpindi Cantt, have been laid to rest in their ancestor cities on Saturday while Maj. Gen. Bilal Umers Namaz-e-Janaza was offered in Rawalpindi. Namaz-e-Janaza of Maj. Gen. Bilal Umer, Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant Gen. Masood Aslams son Hashim Mehmood and Brig. Mumtazs son Waleed Mumtaz was offered in Chaklala Garrison Rawalpindi which was attended by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Army Chief Ashfaque Pervaiz Kayani, Governor NWFP Owais Ghani, Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti and other VVIPs. Namaz-e-Janaza of Colonel Shabbirs son Ali Hassan, Brig. (R) Sadiqs son Saad and Naek (R) Abid was offered in Racecourse Park Rawalpindi and then they laid to rest in different areas. Lt. Colonel Manzoor laid to rest in his ancestor city Madain. Maj. (R) Muhammad Shoaib laid to rest in Lahore. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered in Garden Town graveyard. Namaz-e-Janaza of Lt. Col. Fakhrul Hassan and his two sons Flying Officer Minhasul Hassan and Saadul Hassan was offered in Cavalry Ground Lahore. Namaz-e-Janaza of Col. Farooq Awans father Muhammad Anwar Awan was offered in Model Colony Karachi. He was laid to rest in Model Colony graveyard. Maj. Zahid Mehmood Qureshi was laid to rest in Kallar Sayyadan Road Shah Bagh in Rawat while Brig. Abdur Rauf was laid to rest in village 14-D in Renala Khord. Lance Naek Abdur Rehman laid to rest in Mianwali while army official Muhammad Arshad laid to Malakwal. Namaz-e-Janaza of Col. (R) Muheeb Athars son Hafiz Hazaifa Durrani was offered at Shami Road Peshawar.