RAWALPINDI: Three security personnel were martyred and eight others injured after terrorists opened fire at them during a routine patrolling near Balochistan’s Kahan village, the military’s media wing said Tuesday.
In its statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the security forces were patrolling near Gichak valley in the Panjgur district of Balochistan.
“Three soldiers embraced shahadat [martyrdom] while eight soldiers received injuries, including an officer. Five injured are critical,” the ISPR said.
The injured soldiers were shifted to Combined Military Hospital in Quetta, the statement added.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari said the attack was a “condemnable act of terrorism”.