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IED attack near Pasni claims lives of Pak Army Captain, Sepoy

PASNI (Balochistan): A Captain of Pakistan Army Affan Masood and Sepoy Babar Zaman embraced martyrdom after the terrorists, using an IED targetted the security forces in Khuda Bux Bazar near here.

Search operation was in progress to apprehend the perpetrators till filing of this piece.  ISPR maintaining that the security forces were determined to neutralize such nefarious designs at all costs stated: “Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs) cannot sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan.”

Captain Basit Ali and Sepoy Hazrat Bilal had embraced martyrdom while rescuing 16 abducted laborers from the terrorists during an intelligence based operation (IBO) in difficult terrain of Kurram tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details on 26th day of June, 16 laborers working at a mobile tower site in Kurram Tribal District were abducted by unknown terrorists. On the next day (27th June) 10 out of 16 laborers were released and body of one laborer was found.

However, in order to rescue the remaining five abducted laborers, the security forces launched series of Intelligence Based Operations (IBO) in highly inhospitable terrain under extreme weather conditions, the ISPR informed.  The terrorists were continuously tracked and pursued by the security forces. In an IBO on 13 July, 2021, three terrorists were killed and Captain Basit Ali and Sepoy Hazrat Bilal sacrificed their lives for this honorable cause of rescuing the innocent laborers.

With determination, the security forces continued the pursuit of terrorists and on 15 July, 2021 during another exchange of fire, successfully rescued 5 remaining abducted laborers.
It added that the operation was still under way to apprehend and eliminate the remaining terrorists. The security forces were consistently endeavoring to ensure the security and well being of our innocent civilians who have been whole-heartedly supporting the security forces in fighting the menace of terrorism, said the armed forces’ spokesperson.

A Captain of Pakistan Army Affan Masood and Sepoy Babar Zaman embraced martyrdom after the terrorists, using an IED targeted the security forces in Khuda Bux Bazar near here. Search operation was in progress to apprehend the perpetrators till filing of this piece.  ISPR maintaining that the security forces were determined to neutralize such nefarious designs at all costs stated: “Such cowardly acts by inimical elements, backed by hostile intelligence agencies (HIAs) cannot sabotage the hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan.”

With Input from APP

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.