Four security personnel were martyred and five terrorists were killed in exchange for fire in Karana, South Waziristan.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release, “five Khwarij were sent to hell due to effective engagement by own troops.”
Officers who embraced martyrdom during the incident were identified as 38-year-old Naib Subedar Taib Shah; resident of District Tank 30-year-old Lance Naik Gulab Zaman, resident of District Karak; 30-year-old Lance Naik Muzammil Mehmood, resident of District Karak and 28-year-old Lance Naik Habibullah, resident of District Orakzai.
Naib Subedar Taib Shah spent 20 years in the Pakistan Army. Lance Naik Gulab Zaman served for nine years and Lance Naik Muzammil Mehmood and Lance Naik Habibullah served Pakistan Army for seven years.
“Sanitization operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Kharji found in the area as Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” read the ISPR news release.
Acting President Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated security forces for killing five terrorists in South Waziristan.
Last week, five children were among the seven killed in an early morning blast in Mastung, Balochistan. The injured were being treated at the Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital and Mastung District Headquarters Hospital. The blast left 17 people injured. Eleven of them were later transported to the Quetta Trauma Center.
Terrorism activities have surged in Pakistan in the ongoing year. However, last month, the US Central Command’s (Centcom) magazine, Unipath, recently praised Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir, calling him a “forceful voice against violent extremists.”
The article emphasized General Munir’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the security, stability, and prosperity of Pakistan, marking him as a notable leader in contemporary military affairs.’