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Soldier martyred in Waziristan clash with militants

report in Dawn, December 6th, 2023PESHAWAR: An army soldier was martyred in an exchange of fire with militants in Sararogha area of the South Waziristan tribal district on Tuesday, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said. It said a fire exchange took place between troops and terrorists in general area Sararogha. “The troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. However, during exchange of intense fire, Sepoy Ahmed Ali, 26, a resident of Charsadda district,…

Three terrorists killed; one soldier martyred in KP operations

report in The News, Nov 22, 2023RAWALPINDI: Three terrorists were killed in two Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) and a soldier was martyred as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An intelligence based operation was conducted in general area Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District and after intense exchange of fire, two terrorists were sent to hell on Monday. In a separate operation conducted in general area Kot Azam, South Waziristan District,…

Soldier martyred in KP blast, three ‘terrorists’ killed:

Bureau Report in Dawn, November 22th, 2023PESHAWAR: A soldier embraced martyrdom in an improvised explosive device blast in North Waziristan, while separate intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and South Waziristan districts left at least three ‘terrorists’ dead. Soldier Shahzeb, a resident of Rawalpindi, was martyred in an IED attack in Gharyoum area of North Waziristan district, Inter-Services Public Relations, military’s media wing, said in a statement on Tuesday. The ISPR stated security forces conducted…

Soldier martyred in Peshawar blast

by Umer Farooq in Dawn, Sept 12, 2023PESHAWAR: A Fron­tier Corps (FC) soldier embraced martyrdom and nine others, including three civilians, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday, police said. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for carrying out the attack. The FC convoy of Mohmand Rifles was on its way from Michni area of district Mohmand towards the Khyber Pakhtun­kh­wa’s capital when an Imp­rovised Explosive Device (IED)…

Soldier martyred in gun battle: ISPR

Report in Dawn, Sept 10th, 2023PESHAWAR: A soldier embraced martyrdom after an exchange of fire between troops and terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district on Saturday. Are jeans too tight or too big for you try these hacksISPR, the media wing of the army, in a statement said that “troops effectively engaged terrorists’ location. However, during the intense exchange of fire, Lance Naik Jamshed Khan (age 28 years, resident of…

US Congressman Says Withdrawal Occurred in ‘Wrong Way’

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Aug 29, 2023 at 8:23 PMA member of the US House of Representatives described the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as a mistake on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the departure of the last American soldier from Afghanistan. In an interview with FOX News, Mike Garcia, a member of the US House of Representatives representing California’s 27th Congressional District, claimed that hundreds of “Afghan partners” are currently being killed…

Gurkha veterans share doubts ahead of September talks

by Renu Thapa in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 29, 2023Shaindra Thapa hasn’t forgotten the day she heard the news of her husband’s passing in 1990 in a distant foreign land. Her husband, Shankar Thapa, was a British Gurkha soldier, an honourable calling for a Nepali, in the 1990s. Shankar’s death had left Shaindra a widow and their six-month-old son without a father. Deprived of the means of living, Shaindra was solely dependent on her husband’s…

Army man dead, another wounded in IED explosion in Bandarban

report in Prothom Alo, Jun 18, 2023An army soldier was killed and another injured in an explosion of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Friday, ISPR said in a media statement on Saturday. The deceased is Monnaf Hossain Raju, 21, and injured Md Rezaul, 24, reports UNB. According to the ISPR, the explosion happened around 1:30pm on Friday when the soldiers were going to distribute pure drinking water and oral saline…

Soldier martyred in KP’s Bajaur district

Report in Pakistan Today, May 19, 2023RAWALPINDI: A soldier was martyred in a skirmish with terrorists in the Loesam area of Bajaur district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday. The military’s media wing added that during the exchange of fire, one terrorist was also killed. The martyred sepoy was identified by the military as Shafiq ur Rehman, age 23 from DI Khan. “Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any…

Soldier martyred in Gwadar

by Behram Baloch in Dawn, March 6th, 2023GWADAR: One soldier was martyred and eight others were injured in an attack on security forces in the Nalent area of Gwadar district on Sunday. According to officials, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted to target a convoy of security forces at a bridge linking Gwadar with Turbat. The IED was detonated with remote control when two vehicles of security forces were crossing the bridge, badly damaging…

Soldier martyred in Bannu, militant killed in Khyber

Report in Dawn, Jnuary 24th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT/KHYBER: A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred in a bomb blast in Bannu and a suspected militant was killed in a joint operation in Khyber tribal district on Monday. A local official told Dawn that an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted by militants in the Janikhel area of Bannu district and it exploded when it was being defused by the bomb disposal unit. “The [explosive] device went off…