Two army soldiers martyred in N Waziristan operation

Soldiers are identified as Havaldar Tajbar Ali and Sepoy Rashid, says ISPR

Two Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom in exchange of fire with terrorists during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in tribal districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

“Security forces conducted IBO in Spalga, Miranshah,[and] North Wazirstan,” said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement issued on Saturday night.

The soldiers are identified as Havaldar Tajbar Ali, a 38-year-old resident of Swat and 22-year old Sepoy Rashid, a resident of Parachinar, according to the military’s media wing.

Subsequently, the troops cordoned off the area for search operation, it added.

Earlier in the day, at least four terrorists were killed in IBO conducted by security forces in the central Makran range of Awaran district in Balochistan.

“Terrorist hideout including logistic base destroyed while [a] large cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment recovered,” said ISPR.