Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan IED blast: ISPR

Clearance of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists in the area, says military’s media wing

Two soldiers of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in general area Esham of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, the military said. 

Naib Subedar Javed Iqbal, a 42-year-old resident of Attock and Naik Hussain Ahmed, a 38 years old resident of Okara embraced shahadat (martyrdom) in the incident, military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement.

Clearance of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists in the area, it added.

Last week, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while thwarting a terrorist attack from Afghanistan in bordering Dwatoi area of North Waziristan district.

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According to ISPR, on September 19, the terrorists from inside Afghanistan opened fire on the Pakistani troops in general area Dwatoi, which was responded in a befitting manner. Quoting credible intelligence reports, the military’s media wing said terrorists suffered heavy casualties.

The Pakistan Army, the ISPR said, was determined to defend the country’s borders against the menace of terrorism and “such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve”.