8 army soldiers injured in road mishap

CHICHAWATNI: Eight army men including a Naib-Subedar was injured in a road accident on Wednesday when a Pak-army truck overturned on Grand Trunk (GT) Road near Dad Fathana.

As per details, an army convoy was on its way from Multan to Okara Cantt. on routine exercise when one of the army truck overturned and eight army men identified as Naib-Sudedar Ayub, resident of Gilgit, Mess Manager Muhammad Nadeem from Vihari, Havaldar Abdul Ghaffar, Niak Muhammad Iqbal, Shorkot, Lance Niak Iqbal from Multan, Unit Cook Waqar Shah from Chakwal, Sipahi Hafiz Sami Ullah from Mianwali, Driver Najeeb Ullah from Muzaffar Garh received sever injuries.

The injured were brought to the Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Chichawatni for medical treatment however Niak Muhammad Iqbal, Lance Niak Iqbal, Sipahi, Hafiz Sami Ullah and Driver Najeeb Ullah were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) due to severe injures.