RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: A Captain of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Tuesday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The ISPR said that during the fierce engagement, own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, as result of which two terrorists were sent to hell.
However, during the intense exchange of fire, leading his troops from the front, Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad (age 24 years, resident of Rawalpindi District), having fought gallantly, made the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat.
The ISPR said that the sanitization operation is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area.
It said that the security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the Country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.
