PESHAWAR: Five Pakistani soldiers were martyred when a bomb exploded in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military announced in a statement.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said that an improvised explosive device (IED) struck a security forces’ vehicle in the general area of Sadda in the Kurram district on Friday. As a result, five soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred.
The martyrs include Havaldar Aqeel Ahmed, Lance Naik Muhammad Tafeer, Sepoy Anush, Sepoy Haroon William, and Sepoy Muhammad Azam Khan, according to the ISPR statement.
“Sanitisation of the area is underway to eliminate any terrorists present, and the perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice,” the ISPR statement added.
In a similar incident on June 9, seven Pakistan Army soldiers, including a captain, were martyred when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit a security forces’ vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
