Two soldiers martyred in terror attack in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army on Wednesday embraced martyrdom while valiantly thwarting an externally sponsored terrorist attack on a security post in the general area of Tump, Balochistan.

The attack was carried out by a group of externally sponsored terrorists who opened fired onto a check post of the security forces established in the general area of Tump, Balochistan to prevent move[ment] of these terrorists into built up areas, said an Inter-Services Public Relations ISPR) media release. The security forces responded with all available weapons to foil the attack, in which terrorists suffered heavy losses. The martyred soldiers were identified as Sepoy Naseeb Ullah, resident of Kharan, and Sepoy Insha Allah, resident of Lakki Marwat, who sacrificed their lives fighting valiantly. “It is reminded that Pakistan’s security forces remain determined to defeat acts of cowardly terrorists, aimed at disrupting peace, stability and progress of Balochistan,” it added.