Two soldiers martyred in South Waziristan

According to the Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR), the terrorists fired on the security forces' check post. During the exchange of fire, Havaldar Matloob Alam and Sepoy Suleman Shaukat were martyred and another soldier was wounded.

"The security forces promptly responded. A clearance operation in the area is in progress," the ISPR added.

Earlier, an officer of Pakistan Army was martyred during an exchange of fire with terrorists in the district’s Shakai area. Captain Abdullah Zafar, a 25-year-old resident of Lachi, Kohat, embraced martyrdom when terrorists fired on his patrolling party. Captain Abdullah was leading the troops.