(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: Five soldiers were martyred in an attack by militants on their check post in South Waziristan tribal district on Friday.
Official sources said terrorists attacked a check post of the security forces in Deela Mazarai area of Sra Rogha tehsil. The sources said five soldiers were martyred and another was injured in the attack.
The attack was carried out on the check post of 223 Wing of the Frontier Corps (FC). The martyred and injured personnel were shifted to a nearby hospital.
The security forces launched a search operation in the area after the attack. However, there was no word about any arrest.
(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: Three terrorists have been killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by the security forces in North Waziristan tribal district.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the IBO was carried out in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. The operation was carried out over credible information about presence of terrorists. Three terrorists associated with Aleem Khan Khushali group were killed in the operation.
The ISPR said these terrorists were involved in target killing, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and attacks on security forces.
Militants were driven out from the tribal districts in military operations, but still terrorists sometimes attack the security forces from their leftover hideouts. The security forces also conduct IBOs after receiving credible information about presence of militants to ward off any threat of attacks.
A cowardly attack
Condemning the incident, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid termed the attack a cowardly attempt of anti-state elements . He vowed to make an example out of the terrorists involved in the attack.
The minister also especially prayed for the martyred FC soldier. Those trying to attack the country s security and survival will never succeed in fulfilling their evil designs, Rashidh added.
The attack comes less than two weeks after FC soldier, Sepoy Sher Zamin, was martyred during a security operation in North Waziristan district.
The funeral prayers of the soldier were offered in his native village of Shalman the next day.
Two soldiers martyred, four terrorists killed in North Waziristan
Top Story
February 4, 2021
MIRANSHAH: Two soldiers were martyred and four terrorists were killed in a clash in Sher Atala area in Spinwam tehsil in North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday. Four soldiers also sustained injuries in the clash between the security forces and terrorists that took place during a search operation in the area. Official sources said that security forces launched a search operation in Sher Atala area after receiving intelligence-based information about the presence of terrorists. During the operation, the sources added that the security forces were attacked all of a sudden in which two personnel identified as Naib Subedar Amin and Sepoy Sher Zamin were martyred, while Naib Subedar Waheed, Naik Amjad, Lance Naik Shahid and Lance Naik Akbar Ali sustained injuries.