RAWALPINDI: *Pakistan Army gunned down 5 terrorists in counter terrorismoperation.*
Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while five terrorists killedduring an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, theInter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
The military’s media wing said the forces, acting on a tip-off, carried outthe operation on a terrorist hideout in the Dattakhel area.
Two soldiers, identified as Sepoy Muhammad Shamim and Sepoy Asad Khan,embraced martyrdom in the exchange of fire with the terrorists.
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Last year on Dec 6, two soldiers were martyred and two terrorists killedduring an intelligence-based operation conducted at a terrorist hideout inthe Boya area of North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations hadsaid.
The security forces conducted the operation in view of reports about thepresence of terrorists in the hideout in Charkhail village of Boya.
During the shootout with the terrorists, two soldiers, Havaldar Shar Zamanand Sepoy Muhammad Jawad, embraced martyrdom.
