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Three soldiers martyred in attacks on border posts
[DAWN] Three army soldiers were martyred and five turbans killed in attacks from across the Pak-Afghan border on military posts in North  Wazoo district on Friday, sources said.Military officials said murderous Moslems attacked army posts along the border in the Shawal area of the district in an apparent attempt to overrun them. The army men deployed at the posts, however, managed to repulse the attacks. Five of the assailants were killed in the process. According to the officials, three army soldiers embraced martyrdom in the shootout ‐ Havaldar Iftikhar, a resident of Sargodha; Sepoy Aftab, who hailed from Chitral; and Sepoy Usman of Gujrat. Caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk expressed grief over the loss of three precious lives of Pakistain Army officials who embraced martyrdom in Shawal while repelling the terrorist attack on the posts from across the border, according to a PM House statement. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-17 |
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