The remains will reach the old airport area of Begumpet here.
His mortal remains will be brought to the city at around 14.00 hrs by a Special IAF aircraft from New Delhi, a Defence release said.
"Homage will be paid to the brave soldier. Senior Army and Civil Officers, and civil dignitaries will pay homage to the Late Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed by laying wreath with military honour," it said.
After the wreath laying ceremony, the mortal remains will be flown to Nandayal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh by IAF Helicopter from where his mortal remains will be taken to his native place (of village Parnapalle) by road for final rites.
Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed was among those, who got buried under an avalanche that hit their high altitude military post on Siachen Glacier on February 3.
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