BALOCHISTAN: Three soldiers were martyred and eight others injured when terrorists opened fire on security forces near Gichak valley in Balochistan’s Panjgur district on Tuesday.
According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, the militants conducted the “fire raid” when a security personnel party was on a routine patrol near the Gichak valley in Panjgur’s Kahan area.
Five of the injured security personnel are in critical condition, the statement read. The injured soldiers have been evacuated to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Quetta.
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said the attack was a “condemnable act of terrorism”.
Condemnable act of terrorism near Gichak valley, Kahan, Panjgur, Balochistan on a routine security forces patrol. 3 soldiers martyred, 8 injured of which 5 critical.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) July 14, 2020
On July 12, four soldiers had embraced martyrdom while four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Vezhda Sar of North Waziristan District.
According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the operation took place at Vezhda Sar, eight kilometers southwest of Boya, Miranshah, North Waziristan District.
The military’s media wing informed that Pakistan army conducted an operation against terrorists’ hideout in Vezhda Sar this morning. “As soon as the troops cordoned off the area, terrorists opened fire. All dug out terrorists were shot down by security forces,” ISPR added.
The press release further informed that in exchange of fire, four Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom. Later, the Pakistani force cleared the area.
ISPR had informed that the martyred soldiers include, Sepoy Muhammad Ismail Khan, Sepoy Muhammad Shahbaz Yasin, Sepoy Raja Waheed Ahmed, and Sepoy Muhammad Rizwan Khan.
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