Two officers among 6 martyred, 8 terrorists killed in Hangu fire exchange: ISPR

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A deadly fire exchange occurred in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, resulting in the death of two officers and four security personnel, while eight terrorists were killed. The operation targeted a militant group sponsored by foreign entities, with ongoing sanitisation efforts to secure the area.

Two officers and four security personnel were martyred while eight terrorists were killed in a fire exchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district on Sunday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The fire exchange took place between a “security forces convoy and Khwarij in Hangu district”, the statement said. “Resultantly, eight Khwarij belonging to Indian-sponsored Fitna-Al-Khwarij were sent to hell due to effective engagement by own troops,” it added. “However, during the intense fire exchange, two brave officers, including Captain Abuzar Farooq (Age: 23 years, resident of District Gujranwala) and Lieutenant Sheraz Babar (Age: 22 years, resident of District Chakwal), who were leading their troops from the front, fought gallantly and paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced martyrdom along with their four men.” A sanitisation operation was being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist found in the area, ISPR said. It affirmed that the “relentless counterterrorism campaign under vision ‘Azm-i- Istehkam’ (as approved by Federal Apex Committee on National Action Plan) by security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”. “These sacrifices of our brave soldiers further reinforce our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our nation at all costs,” the military’s media wing stated. More to follow