NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A captain of the Pakistan Army was martyred while two soldiers sustained injuries as their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Tobo, Balochistan today (Sunday).
According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces vehicle struck an IED planted by terrorists in Tobo, Gichik Balochistan. “Resultantly Capt Kashif embraced martyrdom while 2 soldiers got injured,” it stated.
The military’s media wing further said, “Injured soldiers have been evacuated to medical facility at Khuzdar.”
Separately, the ISPR said that a terrorist was killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Boya area of North Waziristan. “Security Forces conducted an IBO on reported presence of terrorists in Boya, North Waziristan,” it added.
“During exchange of fire, one terrorist got killed. Weapon and ammunition recovered from the killed terrorist. Search of the area is under process to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area”, the statement added.
On August 18, a soldier embraced martyrdom when Army engaged a movement of terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district.
The movement was spotted in the Kanniguram area. “During intense exchange of fire, one of the terrorists was killed. While responding to terrorist fire, Naib Subedar Sonay Zai (age 42 years, resident of Darazinda, DI Khan), got critically injured and later embraced shahadat,” the ISPR had said.
