Pak army recovers soldier body as operation resumed

A body of a Gayari Shaheed was recovered Sunday afternoon as operation to recover the bodies of remaining soldiers buried under heavy avalanche last year.

A total of 122 Jasde Khaki of Shuhada have been recovered so far. Today first body of a shaheed was recovered after resumption of Gayari search operation, the army said.

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.121 x bodies of Shuhada were recovered before suspension of Operation Gyari due to winters on 27 November 2012.

After opening of weather and melting of snow, search for remaining 19 x Shuhada commenced on 15  April,2013 by employing 228 x military personnel and 29 x heavy engineering equipment pieces including excavators, dozers and drill machines.

It is once again reiterated that these sustained efforts would continue till recovery of last man.

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