South Waziristan: Six security personnel were killed in an attack on a check post

Pakistan Army In a statement on Friday, six security personnel and 12 militants were killed in two separate encounters in South and North Waziristan.

Spokesperson Department of Pakistan Army ISPR According to the ongoing press release, on September 19, the movement of seven militants was noted in the Spin Worm area of ​​North Waziristan on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The statement said the security personnel surrounded the militants and during the fierce exchange of fire, all seven militants were killed.

According to the statement, a huge number of weapons and ammunition were found from the dead.

Pakistani soldiers stand guard in North Waziristan on October 18, 2017 (AFP)

Second incident according to ISPR South Waziristan The incident took place in Tehsil Ladha where a group of militants attacked a post of security forces.

According to the statement, security personnel foiled the infiltration attempt and killed five militants. However, six security personnel also lost their lives during the fierce exchange of fire.

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According to the police in Ladha, six security forces personnel were killed while 10 were injured in the attack on the security forces check post.

According to Ladha Police, the attackers attacked the check post between Thursday and Friday at around 1 am.

Ladha Police Station official Muhammad Shoaib told Independent Urdu that it was the FC check post that was targeted.

He said that when the attack took place at night, the security personnel retaliated in which six FC jawans lost their lives in the exchange of fire.

He said that after that a search operation was conducted in the area and the area was cleared till morning while the injured personnel were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi praised the security forces for killing 12 terrorists of Fitnah-ul-Khawarij in South and North Waziristan.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has paid homage to the six security personnel who lost their lives in the clashes.

According to the statement, the interior minister expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of the deceased and said that the firm determination of the nation to crush the terrorists cannot be defeated.