Four FC men martyred in attack from Afghanistan
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May 6, 2021
RAWALPINDI: Four soldiers of Frontier Corps (FC) embraced martyrdom and six others sustained injuries as terrorists ambushed the troops moving for fencing activity in Manzakai Sector of Balochistan’s District Zhob along Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Today during fencing activity in Manzakai Sector, Distt Zhob, Balochistan along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border, terrorists from across Afghanistan ambushed the FC troops moving for fencing,” it said. It said the FC troops responded promptly to the terrorist attack, adding the injured were being evacuated to Combined Military Hospital, Quetta. The ISPR named the martyrs as Havaldar Noor Zaman, Sepoy Shakeel Abbas, Sepoy Ehsan Ullah and Naik Sultan.
Seven soldiers martyred in two terrorist incidents
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RAWALPINDI: Four soldiers of Frontier Corps (FC) were martyred and their six colleagues injured in an attack by some terrorists from across Afghanistan at Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan on Wednesday.
During fencing of the border in Manzakai Sector, Dist Zhob, the terrorists ambushed the troops, the ISPR said.
As a result, four FC soldiers embraced shahadat while six got injured. The troops responded promptly. The injured were shifted to CMH Quetta. The martyred are: Havaldar Noor Zaman, Sepoy Shakeel Abbas, Sepoy Ehsanullah and Naik Sultan.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack and the military provided no further details. In another incident, security forces conducted intelligence based operation in Dosalli, North Waziristan, on reported presence of terrorists and killed two terrorists.
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Pakistan on Wednesday called upon neighboring Afghanistan to take action against terrorists after four soldiers were martyred and six others injured in an attack by terrorists near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan province.
“Pakistan strongly condemns such organized attacks and considers these detrimental to ongoing peace and stability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said. “The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Islamabad has been asked to convey Pakistan’s concerns to the relevant Afghan authorities to undertake effective measures against organized groups of terrorists operating from the Afghan soil, follow mutually agreed protocols and SOPs and avoid recurrence of such incidents in future,” he said.
QUETTA / ISLAMABAD: Four personnel of the Frontier Corps were martyred and six others injured in the Manzakai area of Zhob district when terrorists based in Afghanistan opened fire at them on Wednesday, the military’s media affairs wing said.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the incident, saying the terrorists had ambushed FC troops from Afghanistan when they were moving to carry out fencing at the Pak-Afghan border in Manzakai sector.
“Four soldiers of Frontier Corps embraced Shahadat while six others got injured in the ambush,” the ISPR said, adding that the FC troops promptly responded to the attack.