6 terrorists killed, four soldiers martyred in Waziristan gun battles.

ISLAMABAD -- Four soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during two encounters with terrorists in North and South Waziristan districts, the military said in a statement on Thursday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the first engagement occurred in the general area Gharyoum in North Waziristan district where Pakistani troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location as a result of which six of them were killed including a highvalue target. It said that terrorist ringleader Hazrat Zaman alias Khawarey Mullah was actively involved in multiple terrorist activities in the area and was highly wanted by law enforcement agencies.

However, during the operation, three brave sons of soil, a 36- year-old resident of district Rawalpindi Lance Naik Tabbasum UI Haq, a 30-year-old resident of district Attock Sepoy...