RAWALPINDI – Two Pakistan Army soldiers have embraced martyrdom in animprovised explosive device (IED) attack in the North Waziristan district,the military’s media wing said in a statement.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations said two soldiersembraced martyrdom in an IED explosion in general area Esham ofKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday.
Naib Subedar Javed Iqbal, a 42-year-old resident of Attock, and NaikHussain Ahmed, a 38 years old resident of Okara embraced martyrdom in theattack.
The area clearance operation is being carried out to eliminate terroristsin the area, the ISPR added.
The development comes days after forces kill three terrorists inKhyber-Pakhtunkwa’s Lakki Marwat and Swat districts.
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Army troops observed and engaged terrorists’ movement in the general areaSheikh Badin Mountains of Lakki Marwat, and during an exchange of fire, twoterrorists got killed.
In a separate operation, security forces gunned down another terrorist.Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorist.
