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TerrorisT killed, CapTain among five soldiers marTyred in BaloChisTan ied BlasT, iBo: ispr g
15 injured in five seParate grenade blasts in Quetta, hub, Khuzdar, turbat RAWALPINDI
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Pakistan army’s captain fahad along with four soldiers, embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device (ied) blast, during a clearance operation in Kahan area while a soldier was martyred and a terrorist was killed early sunday during an exchange of fire with terrorists in zhob, said a news release of on isPr sunday. according to inter-services Public relations (isPr) said in a statement, an ied blast occurred to the leading party
during a clearance operation underway in Kahan area of balochistan since saturday following credible intelligence. resultantly, captain fahad along with four other brave sons of soil – lance naik imtiaz, sepoy asghar, sepoy mehran and sepoy shamoon embraced shahadat, laying their lives in defence of the motherland against an externally perpetrated threat of terrorism, it added. the military media’s wing said that such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage the hardearned peace and prosperity in balochistan.
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Political, military leadershiP vows not to let terrorists regain strength
“the security forces remain determined to challenge their nefarious designs, even at the cost of blood and lives. the sanitization operation continues in the area to apprehend perpetrators.” earlier in the day, a Pakistan army soldier was martyred and a terrorist was killed on early sunday during an exchange of fire with terrorists in balochistan’s zhob. according to the military’s media wing, “based on credible intelligence, an operation was launched in sambaza area of zhob, to stop terrorists from using few suspected routes to move across the Pakistan-afghanistan border
and to sneak into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), along the interprovincial boundary and target citizens and security forces.” as a result of continuous surveillance and sanitisation of the area, a group of terrorists was intercepted in the early hours today, the isPr added. the press statement further stated that during “the establishment of blocking positions to deny them escape routes, terrorists opened fire onto the security forces”. in the ensuing exchange of fire, a terrorist was killed while a soldier, sepoy haq nawaz, was martyred. two soldiers sustained were injured in the gunfight,
the isPr statement said. “the terrorists were supported by their facilitators from across the border as well during the exchange of fire,” it added. the military’s media wing said the sanitisation operation continues in the area to apprehend the remaining perpetrators. 15 INJURED IN FIVE SEPARATE GRENADE BLASTS IN BALOCHISTAN: as many as 15 persons were injured in five separate grenade blasts in balochistan on sunday, officials confirmed. according to a statement issued by balochistan chief minister abdul Qudoos bizenjo, at least four people were injured in the first grenade blast that took place in sabzal road area of the provincial metropolis.
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