ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned the cross border terrorist attack on three Pakistani check posts on Afghan border last night which claimed the lives of five soldiers, ARY News reported.
According to details, five Pakistani soldiers namely Naik Sanaullah, Naik Safdar, Altaf, Anwar and Naik Mohammad embraced martyrdom whereas 10 terrorists were killed during a cross border attack on three Pakistani security check posts on Afghan border last night.
Zakaria stated that Pakistani soldiers sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its people from terrorist attacks in Mohmand Agency from across the border on Sunday night.
He added, “We salute our brave soldiers. We condemn the terrorist attacks.”
Our valiant soldiers laid their lives to safeguard country&people from terrorist attacks on Mohmand Agency from across border last night-1/2
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) March 6, 2017
We salute our brave soldiers. We condemn the terrorist attacks.
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) March 6, 2017
It should be noted that Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa also paid tribute to soldiers for sacrificing their lives to foil a terrorist attack in Mohmand Agency.
COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa extended sympathies to the families of the martyred soldiers.
Gen. Bajwa also called upon Afghan authorities to devise an effective mechanism of border management on their side to ensure stopping free cross border movement of the terrorists.
Pakistan’s Army Chief said, “We have common enemy, which needs joint fight against them and to stop their free movement on the border.”