Five Pakistan Army Soldiers including a Lieutenant Colonel and a Captain embraced martyrdom in an attacked by terrorists on a security forces’ post in Mir Ali area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan District.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that in early hours of March 16, 2024, a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ post in Mir Ali area.
The ISPR said that as own troops foiled the initial attempt of intrusion, the terrorists rammed an explosive laden vehicle into the post followed by multiple suicide bombing attacks, which led to collapse of portion of a building, resulting into Shahadat of five brave sons of the soil.
The Shuhada include Havildar Sabir (resident of District Khyber), Naik Khurshid (resident of District Lakki Marwat), Sepoy Nasir (resident of District Peshawar), Sepoy Raja (resident of District Kohat) and Sepoy Sajjad (resident of District Abbotabad).
The ISPR said that during the conduct of ensuing clearance operation, own troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Kashif, effectively engaged and sent to hell all six terrorists.
However, during intense exchange of fire, leading his troops from the front, Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali (age: 39 years, resident of Karachi) and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar (age: 23 years, resident of District Talagang), having fought gallantly, paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat.
The ISPR said that the sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist present in the area, as 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.
