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| Five soldiers, including captain, martyred in IED blast during Balochistan operation |
| 2025-09-16 |
| [GEO.TV] The military's media wing said late Monday that five soldiers, including a captain, were martyred in an improvised bomb (IED) attack in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... 's Kech district, and that security forces later neutralised the same number of holy warriors in a clearance operation. A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the IED struck the troops on September 15 during an intelligence-based sanitisation operation in Sher Bandi, Kech. ''As a result, five brave sons of the soil embraced martyrdom, including a captain,'' the statement said. In a follow-up action, security forces killed five holy warriors linked to the Indian proxy group Fitna al Hindustan. Sanitisation operations in the surrounding area were continuing to clear any remaining holy warriors. Those martyred included Captain Waqar Ahmed, 25, from Loralai; Naik Asmat Ullah, 35, from Dera Ghazi Khan; Lance Naik Junaid Ahmed, 29, from Sukkur; Lance Naik Khan Muhammad, 29, from Mardan; and Sepoy Muhammad Zahoor, 28, from Swabi. ''The martyrdom of our brave officers and soldiers further strengthens our resolve,'' the ISPR said, adding that Pakistain's security forces, in step with the nation, remain steadfast to eradicate terrorism from the country.'' Related: Kech district: 2025-04-10 Three Quetta police cops martyred in terrorist attack Kech district: 2024-01-14 Three terrorists killed, five soldiers martyred in Kech operation: ISPR Kech district: 2023-10-09 Forces gun down terrorist involved in targeting civilians, LEAs in North Waziristan: ISPR |
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