Two army soldiers martyred in North Waziristan operation

Five terrorists killed in the intelligence-based operation

Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while five terrorists were killed during a counter-terror operation in North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday.

“Security Forces conducted [an] IBO on terrorist hideout in Dattakhel, North Waziristan. In exchange of fire, 5 terrorists killed. 2 soldiers Sepoy Muhammad Shamim and Sepoy Asad Khan embraced Shahadat,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The operation by the security forces focused on a terrorist hideout in the region and was launched after intelligence information was received of terrorist presence in the area.



The region is one the seven tribal districts in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) – Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Mohmand, North Waziristan, Orakzai and South Waziristan – before its merger with K-P.

North Waziristan – once a focal point in the global war on terror – held provincial elections for the first time in July 2019, a key step in bringing the region into the political mainstream after years of turmoil fuelled by terrorism.

Last year in December, two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred while two terrorists were killed during IBO near a village in North Waziristan.



“Security forces conducted [an] IBO near village Charkhel,  Boya, North Waziristan. Presence of terrorists was reported in a hideout. During the operation two terrorists killed,” said  ISPR in a statement.

The martyred personnel were identified as Havaldar Sher Zaman and Sepoy Muhammad Jawad.