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3 soldiers martyred in exchange of fire with militants along Pak-Afghan border
[DAWN] Three soldiers embraced martyrdom in exchange of fire with According to Inter-Services Public Relations, forces of Evil from across the Pak-Afghan border "attempted multiple physical and fire raids on Pakistain Army posts in Shawal". Five "The security forces valiantly repulsed all attempts to overrun posts and inflict major damage," ISPR added. The soldiers who embraced martyrdom have been identified as Havildar Iftikhar, a resident of Sargodha, Sepoy Aftab from Chitral and Sepoy Usman resident of Gujrat. The cross-border Death Eater attack comes three days after Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's Kabul visit, during which he held a one-on-one meeting with Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani  ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..and engaged in delegation-level discussions on issues of bilateral interest. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-16 |
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