PESHAWAR: Six terrorists were gunned down, and four soldiers of the Pak Army embraced martyrdom in two separate gun attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa North and South Waziristan districts, said ISPR in a statement on Thursday.
The “fierce encounters” took place between the terrorists and security forces on the night of October 18/19, 2023, in the North and South Waziristan districts.
The first gun battle happened in the general area of Gharyoum, North Waziristan district in which six terrorists, including a high-value target identified as Hazrat Zaman alias Khawarey Mullah, terrorist ringleader, were killed, said ISPR. Khawarey Mullah was “actively involved in multiple terrorist activities in the area and was highly wanted” by the law enforcement agencies, said the ISPR.
However, during exchange of fire, three soldiers of Pak-Army that include Lance Naik Tabbasum UI Haq, 36, a resident of Rawalpindi, Sepoy Naeem Akhtar, 30, a resident of Attock district, and Sepoy Abdul Hameed, 23, a resident of Multan district, having fought gallantly, embraced shahadat.
In another intense fire exchange of with terrorists in the general area of Asman Manza, South Waziristan district, Sepoy Farman Ali, 25, a resident of Kashmore district, was martyred.
Sanitization was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” it said.
