A lieutenant Colonel and a major among 11 soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred while 19 Indian sponsord terrorirst were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ISPR said on Wednesday.
According to the Pakistan Army’s Public Relations Department, ISPR, the intelligence-based operation was carried out on the night of October 7 and 8, during which 11 brave soldiers were martyred.
The ISPR said that the operation was carried out on the hideout of Indian proxy Fitna-ul-Kharij, and 19 Indian sponsored Khawarij were killed in an effective operation by the security forces.
11 soldiers, including a Lieutenant Colonel and a second-in-command Major, were martyred in the exchange of fire, ISPR added.
Lieutenant Colonel Junaid Arif was leading the team from the front, and Second-in-Command Major Tayyab Rahat also embraced martyrdom. The other 9 soldiers who were martyred include Naib Subedar Azam Gul, Naik Adil Hussain, and Naik Gul Amir.
Apart from this, Lance Naik Sher Khan, Lance Naik Talish Faraz, Lance Naik Irshad Hussain, Sepoy Tufail Khan, Sepoy Aqib Ali, and Sepoy Muhammad Zahid also lost their lives.
The ISPR said that the clearance operation is underway in the Orakzai area, Pakistani forces are determined to eliminate Indian-sponsored terrorism, and the sacrifices of the martyrs further strengthen the resolve against terrorism.
