ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, while paying tribute to the martyrs of police and other law enforcing agencies, said the existing peace and tranquility in the country was a result of their supreme sacrifices. The minister said that today’s ceremony was organized to acknowledge the splendid services and sacrifices the martyrs rendered for the nation, besides announcing that the government would look after their families. Despite the financial constraints, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed to pay the pending dues worth Rs 1.22 billion to the martyrs’ families before June 30, 2022, he added. “Our country was achieved through a long struggle and unmatched sacrifices rendered by our elders, and we would not let anybody jeopardize it,” he added. Earlier, the minister, upon his arrival to the Islamabad Police Lines, visited Yadgar-e-Shuhada (Martyrs Monument), laid wreath and offered fateha.

Source: The Nation July 02, 2022 13:00 UTC