New Delhi: Eight Pakistani soldiers on Thursday were killed in two terrorist attacks in North Waziristan, According to a media report. In one incident, seven soldiers were martyred when terrorists ambushed a vehicle of security forces in Datakhel tehsil of North Waziristan tribal district. In the second incident, which took place in the Isham area of the district, a soldier was martyred in a clash between security forces and terrorists.
As for the first attack, officials said the terrorists attacked a moving vehicle of the security forces in Datakhel near the Afghan border. The martyred soldiers have been identified.
On the death of army soldiers, the ISPR (The Inter-Services Public Relations) said that a “major attack comes at the heels of a deadly attack in the southern district of Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan) three days ago which left five policemen dead and four wounded. A total of 105 army personnel lost lives in such terrorist attacks with the first three months of this year recording 97 soldiers and army officers. In the corresponding period of attacks, 128 terrorists were killed and 270 have been arrested.”
(Vinayak)