Soldier martyred, seven others wounded in North Waziristan ambush

A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom when terrorists targeted security forces convoy Wednesday night in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The military's media wing said that 34-year-old Naik Yaseen, a resident of Malakand, was martyred while seven others sustained injuries during the attack in North Waziristan's Mirali area.

"Security forces responded promptly. In intense exchange of fire, two terrorists were killed while 10 got injured," the ISPR added.

On Wednesday, Havaldar Shoaib was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in Balochistan's Awaran district.

During the operation, a terrorist was also killed while another was apprehended, according to the ISPR.

On Sunday, another soldier was martyred in exchange of fire with terrorists during an IBO in Awaran district.

In October, a possible terrorist activity was foiled in southern Balochistan when security forces conducted a similar operation, killing a "high-value target" responsible for killing innocent civilians, extortion and attacking security forces.

The ISPR said that the operation was conducted in Ketch district's Buleda area on a terrorist hideout of a proscribed organisation.

Seven soldiers and as many security guards were also martyred in October while fighting off a terrorist attack on a convoy of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on the Coastal Highway, near Ormara in Balochistan.