QUETTA: At least seven soldiers of Frontier Corps have embraced martyrdom in two separate incidents in Kech and Mach localities of Balochistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed on Tuesday.
According to ISPR, the Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle collided with landmine in Machh’s area Pir Ghaib yesterday.
“Six soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and a civilian driver embraced Shahadat in the IED attack in Pir Ghaib, Mach, Balochistan late last night on FC vehicle returning to base camp after routine patrolling duty,” ISPR said.
Naib Subedar Ihsan ullah Khan, Naik Zubair Khan, Naik Ijaz Ahmed, Naik Maula Bux, Naik Noor Muhammad and Abdul Jabbar, the driver were martyred in the attack.
In another incident, during an exchange of fire with terrorists near Mand, Kech, Balochistan, Sepoy Imdad Ali embraced Shahadat.