Islamabad: A soldier of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom in a gun battle with terrorists in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district on Saturday, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the fire exchange took place between security forces and terrorists in general area Mir Ali, where army troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. However, during intense exchange of fire, Lance Naik Jamshed Khan, a 28-year-old resident of Upper Dir district, having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom, it added. The military’s media wing said sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area. news desk
