General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff, earlier today paid rich tributes to Talib Hussain, a security guard who selflessly embraced martyrdom while intercepting a suicide bomber at the entrance of a university in Quetta.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Talib sacrificed his life in order to save other people from being attacked.
It is pertinent to mention here, the attack, which struck on the eve of the holy festival of Eid al-Fitr, took place at Railway Colony in the city of Quetta,.
“The security guard of Railway Colony was killed after he intercepted a suicide bomber who blew himself up,” senior police official Waheed Khattak told the media.
“Police suspect that the bomber was headed to Hazara Town, but due to strict security and several checkpoints, he tried to enter from Railway Colony,” Khattak said.
The chief of the local police station Naseer Ahmed confirmed the incident, hailing the security guard for sacrificing his life in order to save others.