Six Soldiers martyred in Balochistan IBOs

QUETTA: Six security personnel were killed and at least two were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in Balochistan on Friday, while nine people were injured in two blasts in the provincial capital on Friday.

A press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the operation has been ongoing since an IED exploded near the first party on Saturday.

Therefore, Captain Fahad accepted martyrdom along with four other brave sons of the soil, Lance Naik Imtiaz, Sepoy Asghar, Sepoy Mehran and Sepoy Shamoon, who gave their lives to defend the country from the threat of terrorism. “said the newspaper.

The ISPR said that a clearance operation is underway in the area to catch the culprits.

The martyred soldier, identified as Sepoy Haq Nawaz, hugged Shahadat and two other soldiers were injured in the gunfight.

The terrorists were helped by their aides from the border and also by shooting.

The terrorist group was stopped early Sunday morning when the area was monitored and cleared, he added.

Terrorists opened fire on security forces when curfew was imposed to prevent escape routes.

Cleaning operations in the area continued to catch the remaining criminals.

It may be mentioned here that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) violated the ceasefire and attacked security forces last month.

The TTP is a separatist militant group but is allied with the Afghan Taliban, which seized power a year ago as US and NATO forces were in the final stages of their withdrawal from Afghanistan.

President, Prime Minister paid homage to the martyrdom.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pays tribute to his martyred soldier Haq Nawaz during an operation by security forces in Job district of Balochistan on Sunday.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah expressed deep grief. Minister Rana Sanaullah showed sadness over the martyrdom of Captain Fahad and his colleagues in the Kahani blast. “We will always destroy terrorists with all our strength. All terrorists and enemies of the country will be destroyed,” he said.

Balochistan’s Interior Minister, Mir Ziaullah Langove, strongly condemned the explosions in Quetta and ordered the police to arrest the perpetrators. Langove said in a statement that the terrorists behind the attack would be brought to justice.