RAWALPINDI – A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred and two others wounded inan exchange of fire with terrorists during an operation in Balochistandistrict Zhob, the military’s media wing said Sunday.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said forceslaunched an operation based on credible intelligence, in the Sambaza areaof Zhob, to stop terrorists from using a few suspected routes to moveacross the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
ISPR said terrorists sneak into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), along theinterprovincial boundary and target citizens and security forces.
It further mentioned that a group of terrorists was intercepted in theearly hours today after continuous surveillance and sanitization of thearea. Terrorists opened fire on the security forces, after being cordonedoff.
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The heavy exchange of fire between the security forces and the militantsresulted in the killing of one terrorist, while Sepoy Haq Nawaz embracedmartyrdom.
