Three soldiers martyred in South Waziristan gun attack

RAWALPINDI: At least three Pakistan Army soldiers have been martyred during a terrorism attack in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to a statement of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the three soldiers were martyred as terrorists fired at security forces’ blocking position during the operation.

The martyred soldiers were identified as Subedar Nadeem, Sepoy Saleem and Lance Naik Musawar. Four other soliders were also injured.

In June, two soldiers were martyred and one terrorist was killed during an exchange of fire between a patrolling party of the security forces and a group of terrorists.

The attack by terrorists took place 5 kilometres southeast of Ghariom near North Waziristan District and South Waziristan District boundary.

“Captain Sabih and Sepoy Naveed embraced shahadat; while two other soldiers sustained injuries during the incident,” read the official statement issued by the military’s media wing.

Earlier in July, at least four terrorists had been killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan. Four terrorists were killed during an IBO in North Waziristan when the security forces were clearing an area.

During the exchange of fire with the terrorists, four security personnel were martyred, said ISPR. The martyred soldiers are identified as Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Shehbaz, Rizwan and Raja Waheed.