Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, has sent a message of condolence to the Commander of the Army of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the Ministry of Defense told APA.
"I was deeply saddened by the news of the deaths of six servicemen during a shootout with terrorists in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan.
I pray for the souls of those who lost their lives in the terrorist incident, share the grief of their loved ones, and extend my deepest condolences to their families.
May Allah have mercy on them," the message of condolence reads.