During subsequent clearance operations, troops effectively engaged six terrorists and killed all six.
Peshawar:
At least seven Pakistani soldiers, including two officers, were killed when six terrorists launched multiple suicide bomb attacks on security checkpoints in the rebel tribal area of North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan, the military said on Saturday. .
A lieutenant colonel, a captain, and five soldiers were killed. All six terrorists who attacked the checkpoint in Mir Ali area were shot dead.
After troops thwarted the first infiltration attempt, the terrorists rammed explosives-laden vehicles into the camp and then carried out multiple suicide bombings, the ISPR statement said.
During subsequent clearance operations, troops effectively engaged six terrorists and killed all six.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badal were killed during the intense gunfight, the statement said.
The military’s media wing said a disinfection operation was being carried out to eliminate other terrorists present in the area.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack and expressed sadness over the death of the soldier.
According to the annual security report published by the Center for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan will see 789 terrorist attacks and counterterrorism operations in 2023, resulting in 1,524 violence-related deaths and 1,463 injuries; It was the highest for the year.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were the main centers of violence, accounting for over 90% of all deaths and 84% of attacks, including terrorist and security force operations.
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