RAWALPINDI: Five terrorists were killed as Pakistan Army repulsed multiplecross-border attacks and fire raids on its posts along Pakistan-Afghanistanborder area in North Waziristan Agency on Friday, according to theInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“Terrorists from across the Pak-Afghan border attempted multiple physicaland fire raids on Pakistan Army posts in Shawal, North Waziristan Agency,”the ISPR said in a statement.

“Security forces valiantly repulsed all attempts to overrun posts andinflicted major damage.”

During the exchange of fire, three Pakistan Army soldiers also embracedmartyrdom, the ISPR added.

The martyrs included Havaldar Iftikhar, resident of Sargodha, Sepoy Aftabfrom Chitral and Sepoy Usman resident from Gujarat.