Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan attack

ISLAMABAD: Two military personnel were martyred when militants targeted security forces in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a statement of the military said on Monday night.

The terrorists carried out the raid on a military post in the Mir Ali town of the district, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

During an intense exchange of fire, two young soldiers lost their lives, the ISPR said.

Clearance operation is being carried out to eliminate terrorists’ presence in the area, it added.

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