Five Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom when terrorists from Afghanistanopened fire on them in the Kurram District on Sunday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), media wing of thePakistan Army, Pakistani troops responded to the attack and the terroristssuffered heavy causalities.
Lance Naik Ajab Noor (resident of Karachi, age 34 years), Sepoy ZiaullahKhan (resident of Lakki Marwat, age 22 years), Sepoy Naheed Iqbal (residentof Karak, age 23 years), Sepoy Sameerullah Khan (resident of Bannu, age 18years) and Sepoy Sajid Ali (resident of Bahawalnagar, age 27 years)embraced martyrdom in the attack that was carried out from the Afghan soil,
Pakistan strongly condemned the use of Afghan soil by terrorists foractivities against Pakistan and expressed the hope that the interim Afghangovernment would not allow such activities against Pakistan in future.
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In a statement on Sunday, Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmedexpressed sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of the security personnel inthe terrorist attack. He called upon the Taliban government to stop suchterrorist attacks on the Pakistani forces as per its promise.
The attack comes days after Pakistani security forces foiled attacks ontheir checkpoints in Panjgur and Nushki areas of Balochistan. At least 20terrorists were killed in a clean-up operation on Friday and Saturday.
