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Pak Army Major Loses Life to COVID-19 in the Line of Duty

The people on the frontline fighting with the coronavirus are at the most risk of catching the virus. On Monday, it was announced by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) that a Pakistani soldier had lost his life to the virus.

Major General Babar Iftikhar, ISPR’s Director-General, tweeted that Major Muhammad Asghar had lost his life in the line of duty in the fight against coronavirus at the Torkham border.


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He added that Major Asghar had been transported to CMH Peshawar with issues in breathing and where he was placed on a ventilator but lost his life to the virus.

The DG ISPR tweeted, “Major Muhammad Asghar laid his life in the line of duty at #Torkham border in fight against #COVID-19. Evacuated to CMH Peshawar with breathing problems, was put on ventilator but succumbed to Corona Virus. There is no cause bigger than serving the Nation. #OurMartyrsOurHeroes


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Our thoughts and prayers are with Major Asghar’s family.

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Hasan Saeed