This combination photo shows Captain Basit (L) and Sepoy Hazrat Bilal (R). Photo courtesy ISPR
KURRAM: Two security personnel, including an officer, embraced martyrdom while three others received injuries during clashes with militants in Zewa area of Kurram tribal district, officials said on Tuesday.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that three militants were killed during an operation conducted in the area after receiving information about their presence there.
The ISPR statement said that Captain Basit Ali, 25, and Sepoy Hazrat Bilal, 22, were martyred in an exchange of fire with the militants.
Captain Basit belonged to Haripur district and Sepoy Bilal hailed from Orakzai tribal district.