Pakistan
Five FC soldiers martyred during exchange of fire with terrorists in Balochistan’s Sibi
Rawalpindi: Five soldiers of the Frontier Corps (FC) were martyred in a terrorist attack in Sangan area of Balochistan’s Sibi district on Friday, said military’s media wing in a statement.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists targeted Frontier Corps patrolling party in Sangan, District Sibi and during the exchange of fire heavy losses were inflicted on to the terrorists in men and materials.
Five brave soldiers of FC Balochistan also embraced martyrdom during exchange of fire. The martyred soldiers included Havaldar Zafar Ali Khan and Lance Naik Hidayat ullah, both residents of Lakki Marvat, Lance Naik Nasir Abbas, a resident of Bhakkar, Lance Naik Basheer Ahmed, a resident of Naseerabad, and Sepoy Noor Ullah, a resident of Lakki Marvat.
A search operation was also in progress to block the escape routes of the terrorists and apprehend the perpetrators, said ISPR adding that such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by Hostile Intelligence Agencies cannot sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan.
Security forces are determined to neutralize their nefarious designs even at the cost of blood and lives, the statement concluded.
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