Entire nation stands behind all our security forces: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan offered his deepest condolences and prayers on Friday for the 20 security personnel, including six army men, who were martyred in two terrorist attacks a day ago.

Seven soldiers and as many security guards were martyred while fighting off a terrorist attack on a convoy of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in Balochistan on Thursday, hours after six army personnel were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

In a tweet, the premier reaffirmed Pakistan's support towards the security forces as they continued to risk their lives for the safety and security of the country.

Earlier, the prime minister had condemned the attack on the OGDCL convoy and sought a report of the incident. He commiserated with families of the security personnel martyred in the attack, lauded the services of the martyrs and prayed for the departed souls.

The attack on the OGDCL convoy took place on the coastal highway near Ormara, the Inter-Services Public Relations said.

The security personnel martyred in the Ormara attack were identified as Subedar Abid Hussain, resident of Layyah; Naik Muhammad Anwar, resident of Sibi; Lance Naik Iftikhar Ahmed, resident of Dera Ghazi Khan; Sepoy Muhammad Naveed, resident of Chakwal; Lance Naik Abdul Latif, resident of Pishin; Sepoy Muhammad Waris, resident of Mianwali; Sepoy Imran Khan, resident of Lakki Marwat; Havaldar (retd) Samandar Khan, resident of Lakki Marwat; Muhammad Fawadullah, resident of Lakki Marwat; Attaullah, resident of Dera Ismail Khan; Waris Khan, resident of Tank; Abdul Nafay, resident of Kohat; Shakirullah, resident of Kohat; and Abid Hussain, resident of Bannu.

Earlier the same day, the ISPR said that six troops, including an officer, were martyred in an IED blast in the North Waziristan tribal district. The IED blast hit a convoy of the security forces in the Razmak area of North Waziristan.

Those who embraced martyrdom in the attacak included Captain Umar Farooq, 24, Naib Subedar Riaz Ahmed, 37, Naib Subedar Shakeel Azad, 44, Havaldar Younas Khan, 36, Muhammad Nadeem, 37, and Lance Naik Asmatullah, 30.