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Three soldiers embraced martyrdom while three terrorists were also killed during an exchange of fire in the general area of Miranshah, North Waziristan District, the military’s media wing said on Sunday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that “on the night of June 9/10, an exchange of fire took place between the [Pakistani] troops and terrorists” as a result of which three terrorists were killed while four others were injured.
“Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists,” the statement added.
“However, during the intense exchange of fire, Subedar Asghar Ali (age 40 years, resident of Lakki Marwat District), Sepoy Naseem Khan (age 26 years, resident of Lakki Marwat District) and Sepoy Muhammad Zaman (age 22 years, resident of Abbottabad) having fought gallantly, embraced shahadat [martyrdom],” the ISPR said.
The military’s media wing also said that “sanitisation” of the area was underway “to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area”.
