10 soldiers martyred in attack on check post in Balochistan's Kech: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Ten soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred when terrorists attacked a security forces check post in Balochistan’s Kech district on the night of January 25, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Thursday.

According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the fire raid by terrorists occurred on the night of Jan 25-26.

“The terrorist fire raid on security forces check post in Kech, Balochistan on 25/26 Jan. During intense exchange of fire, 1 terrorist killed & several injured. While repulsing terrorists, 10 soldiers embraced martyrdom,” the ISPR said in a statement.

The ISPR said that three terrorists had been apprehended in the operation while a follow-up clearance operation is still in progress to hunt down perpetrators of the incident.

“Armed Forces are determined to eliminate terrorists from our soil no matter what the cost,” it added.

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Earlier on January 14, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom as terrorists attacked a military check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bannu district, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.

The military’s media wing had said that terrorists had opened fire on a military check post in Bannu’s Jani Khel town on January 13-14 night. The army troops initiated a prompt response and effectively engaged the terrorists’ location, it added.

During intense exchange of fire, a soldier, 26-year-old Sarfaraz Ali, embraced martyrdom.