ISLAMABAD – Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred in North Waziristanwhen terrorists based in Afghanistan opened fire at them, the military’smedia wing said Wednesday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the terrorists ambushedPakistan Army troops in a security check post from Afghanistan. During thecross-border firing, two personnel embraced martyred today.
The statement further added that the martyrs were identified as SepoySaleem and Lance Naik Pervez while Pakistan’s military post also retaliatedafter the firing from the neighboring country.
ISPR condemned the use of Afghan soil for terror activities againstPakistan. Pakistani officials have repeatedly called on Afghanistan to takeeffective control of its borders, it added.
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On June 20, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom and two terroristswere killed in a gunfight between security forces and Tehreek-i-Taliban.
The Pakistan Army soldier Nazakat Khan, 32, resident of Attock, lost hislife during the operation. The terrorists gunned down by security forceswere active members of the TTP in the area, ISPR said.
