Soldiers among four martyred in NW suicide attack: ISPR

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Two soldiers, one policeman and a civilian embraces martyrdom in a suicide attack in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, ARY News reported.  

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a vehicle full of explosives and a suicide attacker exploded in Datta Khel, North Waziristan and resulted in the death of Naik Said Ullah Shah, Sepoy Jawad, Police Constable Hakeem Jan and an innocent Civilian.

The Pakistan Army media wing stated that the main target of the suicide vehicle was a public gathering but swift action from the armed forces saved the huge loss of life in the public gathering.

Pakistan army is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices further strengthen our resolve.

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Earlier in May, three Pakistani Army soldiers and three children were martyred in a suicide attack in the North Waziristan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

According to the ISPR, the suicide attack in the Miran shah area of the North Waziristan district claimed the lives of three soldiers and three innocent children.

The martyred army personnel included Havaldar Zubair Qadir, and soldiers Aziz Asfar and Qasim Maqsood Umar. The martyred children, according to the military’s media wing, have been identified as 11-year-old Ahmed Hasan, eight-year-old Ahsan, and four-year-old Anam.