According to the military’s media wing, militants and security personnel engaged in gunfire on Tuesday in the North Waziristan district.
Two terrorists were slain after Pakistani military successfully engaged the terrorists’ location during the intense confrontation, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
But 24-year-old Rawalpindi native Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, who was leading his troops from the front, was killed in the line of duty after fighting valiantly.
According to the ISPR, a sanitization operation is being conducted to get rid of any terrorists that may have been discovered nearby. “Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” said the statement.
