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Seven personnel martyred in two different attacks in Balochistan: ISPR

Seven personnel martyred in two different attacks in Balochistan: ISPR
May 19, 2020
RAWALPINDI (92 News) – seven Frontier Corps personnel were martyred in Balochistan's Kech and Mach areas on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the FC personnel were martyred in two different attacks in Balochistan. “Six soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and a civilian driver embraced Shahadat in the IED attack in Pir Ghaib, Mach, Balochistan late last night on FC vehicle returning to base camp after routine patrolling duty,” ISPR said. Naib Subedar Ihsan ullah Khan, Naik Zubair Khan, Naik Ijaz Ahmed, Naik Maula Bux, Naik Noor Muhammad and Abdul Jabbar, the driver were martyred in the attack. In another incident, during an exchange of fire with terrorists near Mand, Kech, Balochistan, Sepoy Imdad Ali embraced Shahadat. Earlier in the month of March, two terrorists were killed as security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Tank district of DI Khan to foil a “major terrorist activity”, a press release from the ISPR said. According to ISPR, the operation was conducted on a terrorist hideout and Colonel Mujeebur Rehman was martyred during the exchange of intense fire. Rehman hailed from Bunji, Ditrict Astore. A large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the terrorist hideout.