TURBAT: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred when terrorists attacked Pakistan Army troops stationed near the Turbat Airport, the Inter-Services Public Relations said today (Thursday).
According to military’s media wing, the terrorists using small arms attacked the troops near Turbat airport, as a result of which a “brave soldier, Naik Aqeel Abbas, embraced martyrdom”.
A large-scale area operation by FC Balochistan South to hunt the terrorists has been launched, the statement said. “Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by anti-state forces cannot sabotage hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan,” stated the ISPR.
The incident takes place two weeks after four FC personnel embraced martyrdom and eight others were wounded in two separate terrorist attacks in Quetta and Turbat.
In the first incident, the FC post near Pir Ismail Ziarat was targeted by terrorists. “In the second incident, terrorists targeted an FC vehicle with an IED in Turbat,” the ISPR said. The blast had left two FC soldiers injured, according to ISPR.
The martyred personnel included a junior commissioned officer of FC Balochistan. They were identified as Subedar Sardar All Khan and sepoys Musaddaf Hussain, Muhammad Anwar and Awais Khan.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, while expressing grief on the martyrdom of the four FC personnel, had said the operation by security forces would continue till the last terrorist was present in the country.
