ISLAMABAD, 14 November 2021, (TON): The military said “three soldiers of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during two separate terrorist activities in Balochistan.”

According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, security forces conducted an operation in the Hoshab area of the province based on the intelligence about the presence of "externally supported terrorists" in the surroundings of Turbat.

It added "on being surrounded by the security forces, an engagement ensued, in which terrorists suffered heavy losses.”

During the engagement, the ISPR said “two soldiers, Sepoy Ramzan from district Sargodha and Lance Naik Liaqat Iqbal from district Swabi, sacrificed their lives while fighting valiantly.”

In another related incident, the official communiqué said, Sepoy lnamullah, a resident of district Lakki Marwat, embraced martyrdom while clearing an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists along a route frequented by civilians.

The ISPR further said that Pakistan's security forces remained determined to defeat acts of cowardly terrorists, aimed at disrupting the peace, stability and progress of Balochistan.

A local police official said “earlier in the day, at least two police personnel were martyred in an explosion in Bajaur's Khar Tehsil.”

Last month, A soldier was martyred when terrorists fired at a military post in Hangu's Thall area.