Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): In a goodwill gesture, the Indian army today repaired a damaged grave of a Pakistani major killed way back in 1972, close to the fence in an action at the Nowgam sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Defence sources said that a grave of a slain army major belonging to Pakistan was resuscitated in Nowgam sector in Handwara killed in an action close to the Line of Control (LoC) over four decades back.
They identified the slain Pakistani major as Mohd Shabir Khan, “sitara-e-jurrat”, who was killed in an action along the fence in Nowgam sector on May 5, 1972 and was buried there since then. “The grave had developed cracks and was in shambles,” they said.
Meanwhile, the Indian army in a tweet also informed about the resuscitation of the slain major’s grave in Nowgam sector with respect and honor.
“Keeping with the tradition and ethos of the Indian army resuscitated a damaged grave of Major Mohd Shabir Khan, sitara-e-jurrat, Pakistan army, who was killed in action (KIA) at a forward location along LoC in Naugam sector on 05 may 1972,” Srinagar based Chinar Corps said in a tweet.
In keeping with the traditions & ethos of the #IndianArmy, #ChinarCorps resuscitated a damaged grave of Major Mohd Shabir Khan, Sitara-e-Jurrat, Pakistan Army, who was Killed in Action (KIA) at a forward location along LC in Naugam Sector on 05 May 1972.#Kashmir@adgpi pic.twitter.com/EjbFQSn9Iq
— Chinar Corps? – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) October 15, 2020
“A fallen solider, irrespective to the country he belongs to, deserves respect and honor in death. Indian army stands with this belief,” the tweet read.
“This is #Indianarmy for the world”, it added.
-ARK
