A lieutenant colonel was among six soldiers who embraced martyrdom during a gun battle with terrorists in North Waziristan.
What happened?
Accoding to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exchange of fire between the two sides took place on the night between October 4-5.
“Lt Col Muhammad Ali Shaukat was leading the operation against the khwarij when he and five soldiers were martyred as a result of intense exchange of fire,” the ISPR stated.
The martyred soldiers were identified as Lance Naik Muhammad Ullah, Lance Naik Yusaf Ali, Lance Naik Shahid Ullah, Lance Naik Akhtar Zaman and Sepoy Jameel Ahmed.
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In another incident, security forces killed two terrorists and apprehended another in the Charbagh area of Swat on Friday.
According to ISPR, an exchange of fire occurred during the operation, resulting in the death of two terrorists. Among those killed was Attaullah who was responsible for a landmine attack on a convoy of foreigners on September 22.
On the other hand, the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department conducted intelligence-based operations in various cities of the province in view of terror threats and arrested 18 terrorists.
The operations were carried out in Lahore, Khushab, Gujranwala, Pakpattan and Bahawalnagar, as well as Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin and Mianwali.
