RAWALPINDI: According to a press release by the Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan, two soldiers embraced martyrdom in a terrorist attack on the check post of the security forces in District Kech, Balochistan.
The two soldiers were identified as Lance Naik Manzar Abbas, resident of District Khushab and Sepoy Abdul Fath, resident of Khuzdar. The ISPR said that a follow up operation was in progress in the area to search fleeing terrorists.
This is not the first time that security forces’ check posts were targetted by terrorists in Balochistan. Two soldiers had lost their lives in a similar incident in November in the volatile region.
“Security Forces are determined to defeat such acts of inimical elements, aimed at disrupting peace, stability and progress of Balochistan,” said the ISPR.