ISLAMABAD, Aug 8 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed as terrorists attacked a military check post in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said yesterday.
The military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in the statement that, the terrorists opened fire on the post, in the Ghariom area of North Waziristan district of the province.
“Own troops responded in a befitting manner,” said the ISPR statement, adding that, during an exchange of fire with the militants, one soldier of the Pakistani army was killed.
Area clearance is being carried out to eliminate the terrorists, the statement said.
“Pakistan Army is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” it added.
A statement from the ISPR said that, an army soldier was killed, in terrorists’ attack on a military check post in North Waziristan.– NNN-APP
