Two soldiers martyred in K-P anti-terror operations

Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyrdom during simultaneous intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and South Waziristan district, the military said.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted the operations on the reported presence of terrorists.

"During intense exchange of fire, two terrorists got killed three terrorists were apprehended and one terrorist surrendered to security forces," the statement read.

It said that weapons and a huge cache of ammunition including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and rockets were also recovered from the terrorists.

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The military's media wing said that 31-year-old Sepoy Faridullah, resident of Karak, and 29-year-old Sepoy Shuaib Hassan, resident of DI Khan, fought bravely inflicting casualties upon terrorists and embraced martyrdom during an intense firefight.

On December 31, at least four soldiers were martyred and one terrorist was arrested during an IBO in North Waziristan.

According to the Pakistan Army's media wing, the security forces conducted the operation in the area on the reported presence of terrorists. During the intense exchange of firing with the terrorist, four soldiers lost their lives.

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Earlier last month, security forces killed a terrorist commander, identified as Ghafoor alias Jaleel, in an IBO in Bajaur tribal district.

“Terrorist Ghafoor alias Jaleel was close acquaintance of Maulvi Faqir Muhammad – a top leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – and was involved in many terrorist activities,” the ISPR said in a statement.

It added that one security official also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire with the terrorist.