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RAWALPINDI: A soldier of Pakistan Army was martyred in an IED explosion in general area Jani Khel, Bannu district, said military’s media wing in a statement on Monday.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement said, 24-year-old Sepoy Gulsher embraced martyrdom in the incident.
“Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists in the area,” it said.
Earlier this month, a soldier was also martyred while four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces during an operation in Bannu.
In a press release, the Inter-Services Public Relations said security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district. It said Pakistani forces effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. Resultantly, 4 terrorists got killed.