Three men were martyred and five terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an invasion effort at the , Pakistan-Afghanistan , borders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur area, the government’s media aircraft said on Monday.
A press release by the Inter Services Public Relations ( ISPR ) said:” On night August 18/19, 2024, movement of a group of khwarij (outcasts ), who were trying to infiltrate , Pakistan-Afghanistan , border, was picked up by the security forces in Bajaur district.
Individual troops successfully engaged and stopped their try to invade. Resultantly, five khwarij of Fitna as Khwarij were sent to heaven, while four khwarij got injured.”
In a statement released earlier this month, the federal referred to the forbidden Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Fitna as Khawarij.
The ISPR said 36-year-old Naik , Inayat Khan, native of Khyber district Khyber, 35-year-old , Lance Naik Umer Hayat, native of Mansehra area and 25-year-old Sepoy , Waqar Khan, native of , Peshawar , area fought” bravely “during the exchange of fire and embraced martyrdom.
Pakistan has “been regularly pressing the interval Afghan government to ensure effective border control on their side of the border. The time Afghan government is expected to fulfill its obligations and reject KHWI’s use of Afghan land to commit acts of terrorism against , Pakistan, according to the ISPR.
The security forces continued to support border security, stating that the sacrifices of valiant soldiers “only serve to strengthen our fix.”
President , Asif Ali Zardari , expressed lament over the event and paid tribute to the victims.
” Martyrs of the country are the satisfaction of the country, the whole country will be delighted. The security forces proudly thwarted the terrorists ‘ attempts to infiltrate the country and sent the jihadists to heaven.
The whole country salutes the Pakistan Army’s spirit of patriotism and altruism. The entire region pays homage to its victims, will never forget the compromises”, he said.
Next month, three extremists were killed by security forces during an invasion effort at the , Pakistan-Afghanistan , frontier in KP’s Dir area.
In a series of activities along the Pak-Afghan borders in May, according to the Pakistan Army, 29 extremists were killed, according to a report from the Pakistan Army, in response to a rise in violence on Afghan soil.
The ISPR had been informed of a rise in terrorists operating out of Afghanistan who attempted to cross the border and carry out strikes on the Muslim area.
Last year, Army Chief , Gen Asim Munir , had called on the Afghan Taliban not to like the TTP over its long-standing and sisterly cousin to the west, maintaining that PakisÂtan desired good relationships with its European cousin.
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