Four FC personnel, including officer, martyred in Balochistan terrorist attack

QUETTA: Terrorists opened fire on Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan troops on Saturday, martyring four personnel including an FC officer.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack took place when the FC Balochistan troops were carrying out a combing and sensitisation operation between Hushab and Turbat area.

The four martyred personnel included Captain Aaqib Javed, Sepoy Nadir, Sepoy Atif Altaf and Sepoy Hafeezullah, the ISPR said.

The incident came as six other Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred in North Waziristan tribal district when terrorists opened fire on them from across the Pak-Afghan border.

The attack in the tribal district happened when the soldiers were on regular duty patrolling the border near Gurbaz area near the Pak-Afghan border, the ISPR said.

The martyred included Havaldar Khalid, Sepoy Naveed, Sepoy Bachal, Sepoy Ali Raza, Sepoy M Babar, Sepoy Ahsan, according to the ISPR.

Shortly after the two terrorist attacks, Director-General ISPR Major-General Asif Ghafoor said the martyrdom of the soldiers was “the sacrifice Pakistan (is) making for peace in the region”.

“While security of tribal areas has been improved with efforts now focused to solidify border, inimical forces are attempting to destabilise Balochistan,” said the DG ISPR.

“Their efforts shall IA (Inshallah) fail,” he said.