Captain, sepoy martyred in Waziristan terrorist attack Indian fire kills girl, wounds family in Azad Kashmir.

Peshawar -- A serving captain of the Pakistan Army and a soldier were martyred and two others sustained serious injuries when a convoy of the security forces was ambushed by the unknown terrorists in North Waziristan tribal district on Sunday. In the retaliatory fire, however, a miscreant was also mowed down. The Shaheed officer was recognized as Captain Mohammad Sabih Abrar.

According to military sources exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants took place when the later launched attack on the Army convoy in South East of Ghariom near North Waziristan and South Waziristan Districts boundary Sunday morning.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, security forces were patrolling the area five kilometers south-east of Ghariom near the boundary between North and South Waziristan when terrorists opened fire on them.

The shootout resulted in the Shahadat of Captain Mohammad Sabih Abrar and Sepoy Naveed Akhtar though a terrorist was also killed in exchange of fire. Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army also sustained serious injuries and were shifted to hospital for treatment.

Later, during sanitization a terrorist's compound was cleared,' the Inter Services Public Relations communique said. The security forces are also reported to have kicked off search and...

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