An improvised explosive device (IED) that struck the security forces’ vehicle in the Lakki Marwat district on Sunday resulted in the deaths of seven Pakistan Army troops, including a captain, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the military’s media wing, the event happened in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district on June 9 (today).
As a result, six soldiers—Subedar Major Muhammad Nazir, 50, of Skardu district; Lance Naik Muhammad Anwar, 34, of Ghanchi district; Lance Naik Hussain Ali, 36, of Ghizer district; Sepoy Asad Ullah, 33, of Multan district; Sepoy Manzoor Hussain, 27, of Gilgit district; and Sepoy Rashid Mehmood, 31, of Rawalpindi district—made the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat, according to the ISPR.
It further stated that the region is being sanitized in order to remove any terrorists from the area and that anyone responsible for this horrible act would face consequences.
According to the ISPR, “Pakistan’s security forces are determined to eradicate the threat of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”
The ISPR reported on May 26 that two troops, including a captain in the Pakistan Army, accepted martyrdom last month during an intelligence-based operation carried out by the security forces in the Hassan Khel area of the Peshawar province.
The “reported presence of terrorists” in the vicinity prompted the start of the operation.
It further stated that five terrorists were slain by the army after they “effectively engaged” with them during the operation.
