A Pakistan Military captain was martyred and two troopers have been injured after their car hit an improvised explosive machine (IED) planted by terrorists in Balochistan’s Gichik space, the navy’s media affairs wing mentioned on Sunday.
The injured troopers have been shifted to a medical facility in Khuzdar, the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) mentioned in a press release.
Inside Minister Sheikh Rashid condemned the terrorist assault and expressed unhappiness on receiving information in regards to the captain’s loss of life.
اللہ تعالی شہید کیپٹن کاشف کے درجات میں مزید بلندی عطا فرمائے۔دہشت گرد بزدلانہ کاروائیوں سے ہماری فورسز کے حوصلے پست نہیں کرسکتے۔دہشتگردوں کا پوری قوت کے ساتھ مقابلہ کررہے ہیں۔ان کو شکست فاش دینگے۔ 2/2
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) August 22, 2021
“Terrorists cannot dim our courage with cowardly attacks. We are fighting the terrorists with full force. We will defeat them,” he mentioned.
PML-N president and Chief of the Opposition within the Nationwide Meeting Shehbaz Sharif mentioned he was saddened to listen to in regards to the captain’s martyrdom.
“The nation salutes the sacrifices of our armed forces to defend the motherland,” he tweeted.
There was an uptick in violence in restive Balochistan, with a number of incidents of terrorism reported this yr, focusing on each civilians in addition to safety forces.
