
- Three FC personnel wounded in gun battle with terrorists: spox.
- Amongst martyrs, 6 troopers hail from South Wazristan, 4 from Karak.
- President, PM, inside minister strongly condemn terrorist assault.
Ten Frontier Constabulary (FC) troopers had been martyred in a fierce assault carried out by terrorists on a examine publish in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, an inside ministry’s spokesperson mentioned on Friday.
The spokesperson detailed that the terrorists geared up with heavy weaponry focused Zam FC examine publish in DI Khan’s Darazinda space below cowl of darkness late Thursday evening.
In response to the assault, the FC personnel courageously fought again and repulsed the terrorist assault.
Nonetheless, ten troopers sacrificed their lives to guard the examine publish. The martyred troopers embody six from South Waziristan and 4 from Karak district.
The martyrs have been recognized as Naib Subedar Muhammad Jan, Naik Arif, Lance Naik Saeed-ur-Rehman, Sepoy Akhunzada, and Sepoy Hazratullah. Sepoys Mushtaq, Abdul Samad, Imran, Basir, and Mehtab.
Three FC personnel had been additionally wounded throughout the alternate of fireplace with the attackers.
The injured troopers, recognized as Naik Hamza, Sepoy Hasan, and Sepoy Sabir Ayub, had been swiftly transferred to the Mixed Navy Hospital (CMH) in Dera Ismail Khan.
Their situation is presently secure, and they’re receiving the mandatory care, state-run APP reported.
Paying tribute to the martyred troopers, the spokesperson emphasised that the FC remained unwavering in its resolve to fight terrorism and safe peace for Pakistan.
“We pay tribute to the martyrs of the FC,” the spokesperson acknowledged, noting that these nice sacrifices solely serve to strengthen the forces’ dedication to eradicate terrorism.
The Frontier Constabulary stays dedicated to eliminating the scourge of terrorism and making certain peace,” the spokesperson added.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the terrorist assault and paid tribute to the FC troopers who embraced martyrdom.
Lauding the patriotism of the martyred troopers, President Zardari conveyed his condolence to the bereaved households.
He prayed to the Allah Almighty for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks in paradise and for energy for his or her households to bear the loss, based on a President Home press launch.
PM Shehbaz mentioned: “Your complete nation salutes its martyrs. We’re resolved to root out the terrorism from the nation.”
Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi additionally condemned the assaults carried out on FC troops in DI Khan, SHO Jani Khel Police Station’s car in Bannu, and a separate firing incident concentrating on a sub-inspector in Kohat.
Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant assaults for the reason that Taliban authorities returned to energy in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, largely within the northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but additionally in southwestern Balochistan, which abuts Afghanistan and Iran.
Islamabad accuses Kabul’s interim rulers of failing to root out militants sheltering on Afghan soil as they put together to stage assaults on Pakistan.
In opposition to this backdrop, the federal cupboard in June this yr permitted Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a reinvigorated nationwide counter-terrorism marketing campaign following the Central Apex Committee’s suggestions below the Nationwide Motion Plan to root out terrorism.