Three terrorists were injured during the intelligence-based raid which targeted their hideout in Hassan Khel – an administrative subdivision bordering Nowshera district in the east/northeast and Kohat in south. It is located 48 kilometres from Peshawar.
According to the military’s media wing, the gunfight also claimed the life of Capt Hussain Jahangir who was leading the team.
The martyred officer was 25 and belonged to Rahim Yar Khan – the southernmost district of Punjab. He is survived by parents and siblings.
On the other hand, Hawaldar Shafiqullah, 38, was from Karak – one of the districts in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He served the army for 18 years and has left behind his wife and children.
A sensitisation operation was in progress in the area so that it could be those assisting the terrorists or their associates could be captured of eliminated.
The ISPR assured the nation that the military was determined to root out the scourge of terrorism from Pakistan and such sacrifices further strengthen the morale of armed forces members.