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Major among 4 Pakistan Army personnel martyred during operation in Lower Dir
[DAWN] Four personnel of the Pakistain Army, including a major, bit the dust while attempting to foil a terrorist attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... 's Lower Dir district in the early hours of Wednesday, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) blurb. Major Ali Salman, who belonged to an intelligence agency, along with his team carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) against a terrorist hideout in Sherotkai area of Timergara in Lower Dir. When the security personnel raided the hideout, the suspected bully boyz opened fire on the soldiers. One of the two jacket wallahs present inside the hideout then went kaboom!, while the other was killed in the exchange of fire with soldiers. One suspected terrorist was apprehended during the operation, the ISPR statement said. The martyred officer and soldiers were identified as Maj Ali Salman, Havaldar Ghulam Nazir, Havaldar Akhtar and Sepoy Abdul Karim. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-10 |
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