Two soldiers martyred in Mir Ali

RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers of security forces were martyred in an exchange of fire with terrorists in North Waziristan.

On night of Sunday and Monday, a fire exchange took place between troops and terrorists in general area Mir Ali, North Waziristan District. Troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, resultantly one terrorist was sent to hell.

However, during intense fire exchange, Sepoy Abdullah (age 25, resident of Mardan), Sepoy Muhammad Sohail (age 19 resident of Tharparkar), having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat.

Sanitization of the surrounding areas is being carried out to neutralize any terrorists found in the area. Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and said such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.

Meanwhile, a terrorist was killed during an intelligence based operation conducted in general area Bara, Khyber District, says an ISPR press release.

The terrorist was identified as Qudrat Shah alias Abubakar. Weapon and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities.

In another incident in general area Darazinda, Dera Ismail Khan District, terrorists fired upon vehicles of a private company working on a development project in the area. Resultantly, two innocent civilian employees of the company, Muhammad Faisal (age: 35 years) and Asif Kamran (age: 29 years), residents of District Karak embraced Shahadat. Sepoy Syed Muhammad Shaheen Shah (age: 33 yrs, resident of: district Hangu), employed on the security of the project, having fought gallantly, also embraced Shahadat.