RAWALPINDI: A soldier of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during an exchange of intense fire with terrorists in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan here on Saturday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.
According to ISPR, Pakistan’s security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
During the conduct of the operation, an intense fire exchange took place between Pakistan’s security forces and terrorists. Security forces effectively engaged terrorists’ location, ISPR said. However, during the operation, Sepoy Shakeel Shafqat of the Pakistan Army (age 21 years, resident of Khanewal district), having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom, ISPR said.
ISPR said that sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate terrorists in the area. Pakistan’s security forces are committed to eliminating the menace of terrorism. Such sacrifices of brave soldiers further strengthened the Pakistan Army’s resolve to completely eliminate terrorism from the country.
