Closely armed terrorists carried out an assault on a examine put up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district during which ten Frontier Constabulary (FC) troopers have been martyred, an inside ministry’s spokesperson stated on Friday.
The spokesperson detailed that the terrorists outfitted with heavy weaponry focused Zam FC examine put up in DI Khan’s Darazinda space beneath cowl of darkness late Thursday night time.
In response to the assault, the FC personnel courageously fought again and repulsed the terrorist assault.
Nevertheless, ten troopers sacrificed their lives to guard the examine put up. The martyred troopers embrace 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 have been additionally wounded through the trade of fireplace with the attackers.
The injured troopers, recognized as Naik Hamza, Sepoy Hasan, and Sepoy Sabir Ayub, have been swiftly transferred to the Mixed Army Hospital (CMH) in Dera Ismail Khan.
Their situation is at the moment secure, and they’re receiving the required 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 said, 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 power for his or her households to bear the loss, in accordance with a President Home press launch.
PM Shehbaz stated: “The whole 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 focusing 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, principally 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 12 months authorised Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a reinvigorated nationwide counter-terrorism marketing campaign following the Central Apex Committee’s suggestions beneath the Nationwide Motion Plan to root out terrorism.