LAHORE (Kashmir English): Punjab Police paid rich tribute to Captain Asmad Gulfam Shaheed and his colleagues, who had embraced martyrdom in an avalanche in Gilgit-Baltistan‘s (GB) Burzil Pass a couple of days ago.
The Memorial Pilot Squad of Traffic Police Lahore led the mortal remains of Captain Asmad Shaheed. Officers and personnel of the City Traffic Police Lahore paid their heartfelt tribute by showering flower petals at all the intersections of Mall Road
CTO Lahore, Dr. Athar Waheed, said that the martyrs of the Pakistan Army are a symbol of pride for us.
He was buried in Lahore with full military honours on Monday. General officer commanding Lahore, IGP, Punjab, senior civil and military officials, and a large number of people offered his funeral prayers.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a snow-clearing operation, led by Captain Asmad Gulfam, took place on the night of December 2 (Friday) and continued into this morning, to facilitate troops moving in the area.
“At around 2 am on January 3, 2026, while subject operation was ongoing, a snow slide triggered, resultantly Captain Asmad [28, a resident of Lahore], along with two soldiers and a civilian machine operator, getting entrapped,” the ISPR said.
The statement added that four individuals were rescued from the snow; however, the condition of Captain Asmad, Sepoy Rizwan (32, a resident of Attock), and machine operator Essa (a resident of Astore) deteriorated, and the three embraced martyrdom.
