KARACHI – Security forces have conducted an intelligence-based operation onterrorist hideout in Gwargo, Awaran, Balochistan, killing ten suspects in afierce gun battle.
According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists were involved in afiring incident on security forces, which resulted in martyrdom of LanceNaik, Muhammad Iqbal. The soldier was hit during a search and clearanceoperation in Awaran’s Jatt Bazaar area. He was instantly shifted to CMHKarachi but he failed to survive.
Muhammad Iqbal of Baloch Regiment was laid to rest on Tuesday with fullmilitary honour in his native town after funeral prayer in Kot Addu. He issurvived by a widow and two sons–Muhammad Hamza Iqbal and Muhammed AmadIqbal.
Funeral prayer of the martyred soldier was held at Government High schoolKot Addu and later at his native village Pull 88. A large number of civiland military officers attended the funeral prayer.
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During Monday’s raid, the ISPR statement added, cache of arms andammunition was also recovered from the hideout.
