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Pak Army Captain martyred, 2 soldiers injured in Balochistan IED blast: ISPR

North Waziristan: A Pakistan Army official embraced martyrdom while two other soldiers suffered injuries after their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) near Tobo in Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement released Sunday.

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Published 3 years ago on Aug 22nd 2021, 12:20 pm
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Pak Army Captain martyred, 2 soldiers injured in Balochistan IED blast: ISPR

The military's media wing said that a security forces vehicle struck an IED planted by terrorists. Resultantly, Capt Kashif embraced martyrdom while two soldiers got injured.

"Security Forces vehicle struck an IED planted by terrorists in Tobo, Gichik Balochistan. Resultantly Capt Kashif embraced shahadat while 2 soldiers got injured," said ISPR.

The statement further added that, "Injured soldiers have been evacuated to medical facility at Khuzdar".

Earlier in the day, the ISPR said that a terrorist was killed in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Boya area of North Waziristan.

"Security Forces conducted an IBO on reported presence of terrorists in Boya, North Waziristan".

"During exchange of fire, one terrorist got killed. Weapon and ammunition recovered from the killed terrorist. Search of the area is under process to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area", the statement added.