ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army said Saturday six of its soldiers, including a high-ranking officer, were killed in a gunfight after terrorists attacked a military convoy in the country’s restive North Waziristan tribal region, bordering Afghanistan.
Six terrorists were also killed in the skirmish in Spinwam area late Friday, according to an army statement. It identified the slain officer as Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Ali Shoukat , adding search and rescue operations were on. The statement did not reveal the number of wounded soldiers, but intelligence sources put the number at 24.
North Waziristan has long been a hotbed of terrorists operating on both sides of the Durand Line, the disputed border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In recent years, scores of civilians and security personnel were killed in the volatile region, with many of the attacks claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
PM Shehbaz Sharif’s govt and Pakistani military have said they are committed to ending terrorism in the region and will continue to target terrorists.
Six terrorists were also killed in the skirmish in Spinwam area late Friday, according to an army statement. It identified the slain officer as Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Ali Shoukat , adding search and rescue operations were on. The statement did not reveal the number of wounded soldiers, but intelligence sources put the number at 24.
North Waziristan has long been a hotbed of terrorists operating on both sides of the Durand Line, the disputed border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In recent years, scores of civilians and security personnel were killed in the volatile region, with many of the attacks claimed by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
PM Shehbaz Sharif’s govt and Pakistani military have said they are committed to ending terrorism in the region and will continue to target terrorists.
