Army officer martyred in Mohmand IED blast.

A Pakistan Army officer was martyred while disarming an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mohmand tribal district on Wednesday.

Another member of the bomb disposal team, Sepoy Rehan, was critically injured in the incident. Security forces had detected an IED in the Mohmad Gat area of the district and had moved to neutralise the threat.

Earlier, a Khasadar official was martyred in an IED attack in Mohmand district.

Two militant commanders were also killed earlier during a search operation by security forces in the district.

Army and other security forces routinely carry out counter-insurgency operations in the district after...