SANGLA HILL-Senate Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Mushahid Hussain Syed said that Pakistan has a powerful army and a strong parliament, and both the civil and military leaderships are working with complete mutual understanding.
Mushahid was talking to the media at the residence of Captain Husnain, who had sacrificed his life while protecting the Canadian citizens, after laying a wreath at his grave. He said that Pakistani forces were facing challenges of terrorism besides defending the country on both eastern and western fronts. He said the parliament was playing its due role in national uplift. He termed the visit of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Afghanistan and Iran a good omen.
Mushahid said that it was decided in a meeting, called after the martyrdom of Captain Husnain Nawaz, that the committee would go to Nankana Sahib to express its solidarity and condolence to the family of Husnain. He said that Captain Husnain is pride of the nation and the Pak Army.
He said Nankana Sahib was a historical and spiritual place and now another chapter of ‘Shahadat’ had been added to it after the martyrdom of Captain Husnain Nawaz. He said that officers of the Pak Army were presenting their lives for the defence of the country.
On the occasion, Senator Azam Khan Swati said that the sacrifice of Captain Husnain had raised morale of the nation. Shizra Mansab said that it was an honour for Nankana Sahib that its son had sacrificed his life for the nation and the nation saluted the martyr of the city.
Lord Nazir Ahmad said that the entire world including US President Donald Trump appreciated the role of Pakistan for freeing the Canadian family from terrorists and Captain Husnain Nawaz is pride of the nation. The committee members condoled with the father of the martyred officer.
The committee members also visited Gurdwara Janam Asthan where Sikh leaders warmly welcomed them. Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Secretary General Gopal Singh Chawla and Evacuee Trust Property Board Shrines Additional Secretary M Tariq gave a briefing to the members of the standing committee.