*RAWALPINDI: Five soldiers of the Pakistan Army lost their lives whileperforming election duties on Wednesday, military spokesman Major GeneralAsif Ghafoor said on Thursday.*

In a tweet, the DG ISPR said the soldiers embraced martyrdom when theirvehicle fell off a cliff . The incident took place when they weredelivering election material.

“Five more sons of soil embraced Shahadat (Martyred) while serving thenation during Elections duty. Vehicle after delivering election material atNA-12 RO office fell 250 feet down the cliff on road side. No sacrifice ismore sacred than the life sacrificed in line of duty,” said he in a tweet.