[Reftsheette]

SKARDU: The funeral prayers of a soldier recovered from the site of the Gayari sector avalanche have been offered and the body has been sent to his hometown for burial, Geo News reported.


According to sources, rescue operation is underway round the clock to reach out to the 127 trapped soldiers and 11 civilians hit by an avalanche on April 07.

The body of the solider was shifted to Gomal Army hospital. The soldier has been identified as Shaheed Muhammad Hussain.

There are reports of recovering of another body but this has not been confirmed by military sources.