The president paid tributes to the courage and patience of the bereaved families and said the entire nation stood with their armed forces for defense of the country.

He said the nation would be always remain indebted for those who had laid down their lives to protect the motherland.

Captain Muhammad Aaqib Javed, Hawaldar Khalid Mahmood, Sepoy Atif Altaf, Sepoy Hafeez Ullah, Sepoy Mirza Babar, Sepoy Muhammad Bachal, SepoyNaveed Khan, Sepoy Ahsan Abbas, Sepoy Nadir Hussain and Sepoy Ali Raza embraced martyrdom in the two terrorist attacks.