Rawalpindi: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army said in a statement on Friday that a soldier of the Pakistan Army was martyred when terrorists fired on soldiers from across the border in Afghanistan.
An exchange of fire between soldiers and terrorists took place on September 29 in the general area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district in Khralachi, during which the Pakistani army retaliated vigorously.
“According to credible intelligence reports, the terrorists suffered heavy casualties due to firing by their own troops,” the ISPR statement said.
As a result of the exchange of fire, 27-year-old Sepoy Jamshed Iqbal – a resident of Chiniot, was martyred while fighting bravely against the terrorists.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan and expects that the interim Afghan government will not allow such activities in future,” the army’s media wing wrote in a statement. “
The ISPR added that the Pakistan Army is committed to defend Pakistan’s borders against the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices by our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.
