Captain, sepoy martyred in IED attack near Pasni

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain and sepoy embraced martyrdom after terrorists, using an improvised explosive device (IED), targeted security forces near Pasni, Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.

Terrorists targeted security forces using an IED in Khuda Bux Bazar near Pasni, the ISPR said in its statement. An officer, Capt Affan Masood and Sepoy Babar Zaman embraced Shahadat (martyrdom). A search operation was in progress to apprehend the perpetrators, the ISPR said.

The statement added: “Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs) cannot sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan. Security forces are determined to neutralise such nefarious designs at all costs.”