Pakistan: IED blast rocks North Waziristan, 2 soldiers die
At least two soldiers died in a blast that rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said 29-year-old Sepoy Gul Rauf, a resident of Lakki Marwat, and 23-year-old Sepoy Abid Ullahm, a resident of Karak district, were martyred in the blast, reports Dawn News.
Sanitisation of the area was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found there, the statement said.
It added that the “armed forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”
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