At least five Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers have been martyred in a terrorist attack in Sibi, Balochistan, reported ISPR.
As per Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), five FC soldiers have been martyred after terrorists ambushed a patrolling vehicle in Sangan, Sibi district Balochistan.
During the exchange of fire, the terrorists also suffered heavy losses, said ISPR.
The martyred soldiers have been identified as Havaldar Zafar Ali Khan and Lance Naik Hidayat ullah, both residents of Lakki Marvat, Lance Naik Nasir Abbas, a resident of Bhakkar, Lance Naik Basheer Ahmed, a resident of Naseerabad, and Sepoy Noor Ullah, a resident of Lakki Marvat.
Following the incident, a search operation was launched which is still in progress to prevent the militants from escaping and apprehend the perpetrators of such heinous attack.
The military’s media wing has reassured that such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies, cannot sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan.
Security forces are determined to neutralize their nefarious designs even at the cost of blood and lives, it added.