Captain, sepoy martyred in Pasni blast

RAWALPINDI: An officer of the Pakistan Army and a sepoy were martyred in an attack of improvised explosive device (IED) by terrorists near Pasni, Balochistan on Thursday. Terrorists targeted security forces with an IED in Khuda Bux Bazaar near Pasni. As a result. Captain Affan Masood and Sepoy Babar Zaman embraced Shahadat.

A search operation was in progress to apprehend the perpetrators.

Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs), cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan, the ISPR said in a statement. The statement said the security forces were determined to neutralise such nefarious designs at all costs.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib condemned the terrorist incident in which an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used to target the security forces in Khuda Bux Bazaar near Pasni, Balochistan.In a news release, he prayed for the highest ranks in Jannah for Captain of Pakistan Army Affan Masood and Sepoy Babar Zaman, who lost their lives in the attack and conveyed sincere condolences to the bereaved families of martyrs.

He termed the use of IED by terrorists to target the troops a “cowardly act’’.

Farrukh praised the valiant security forces of the country for successfully neutralising nefarious designs of the anti-Pakistan agencies.

“No one will be allowed to sabotage peace and prosperity of the country at any cost,”the remarked.