RAWALPINDI – A Pakistan Army Captain was martyred during an exchange offire between security forces and terrorists in the Tank area, the militarymedia wing said Thursday.
A statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said thesecurity forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on the reportedpresence of the terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The statement further added that Captain Sikandar, 27, a resident ofPakpattan, embraced martyrdom while forces killed TTP commander Khawaza Dinalias Sher Khan during the intense exchange of fire.
The security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition from the hideoutof the terrorists.
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Amid the operations against terrorists, Pakistan Army gunned down 10terrorists in a similar operation in South Waziristan on Tuesday. Theoperation was conducted on the information about the presence at a hideoutin the area.
