Captain, 5 soldiers martyred in Kurram IBO

RAWALPINDI: A young officer of Pakistan Army and five soldiers were martyred while seven Khwarij were killed during conduct of an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

Security forces conducted an IBO in general area Dogar, Kurram District, on reported presence of Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij. Captain Noman Saleem, 24, who was also performing duties of medical officer, fought bravely and embraced Shahadat.

During the conduct of operation, seven Indian sponsored Khwarij were killed due to effective engagement by own troops. However, during the intense fire exchange, Captain Noman Saleem (age: 24 years, resident of District Mianwali), a brave young Medical officer who besides performing the duties of medical care also fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat along with his five men. The five soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice include Havildar Amjad Ali (age: 39 years, resident of District Swabi), Naik Waqas Ahmad (age: 36 years, resident of District Rawalpindi), Sepoy Aijaz Ali (age: 23 years, resident of District Shikarpur), Sepoy Muhammad Waleed (age: 23 years, resident of District Jhelum) and Sepoy Muhammad Shahbaz (age: 32 years, resident of District Khairpur). Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored Kharji found in the area. A relentless counter terrorism campaign under vision “Azm-e-Istehkam” (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign sponsored and supported terrorism from the country.