Oldest Pakistan Army veteran Lt Col (retd) Sultan Mohammed Khan Mengal has passed away in Quetta at the age of 103.

The news was revealed by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Sunday.

The DG ISPR wrote, “May the departed soul rest in eternal peace.”

“Col Mengal, a keen soldier and adventurist, climbed, walked, skied, sailed and rowed through all of Pakistan’s natural terrain on many expeditions,” the post added.