President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed deep grief over the martyrdom of Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik.

In their separate condolence messages today, they prayed for higher status in heaven for the departed soul of Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik Shaheed.

The President and the Prime Minister also commiserated with the bereaved family and paid tribute to Lieutenant Uzair Mehmood Malik Shaheed for presenting supreme sacrifice in the defence of the motherland.

President Asif Ali Zardari, in his message, expressed the resolve to continue actions against terrorists.

In his statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said officers and jawans of the Pakistan Army are actively busy in purging the Pakistani soil of Fitna Alkhawarij. He said the entire nation, including him, is standing should to shoulder with the armed forces in the war on terror.

Source: Radio Pakistan