DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A major of the Pakistan Army was martyred, while seven Indian-backed terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during the conduct of the operation, due to effective engagement by their own troops, seven Indian sponsored khwarij were sent to hell.
However, during the intense fire exchange, Major Sibtain Haider (age: 30 years, resident of District Quetta), a brave officer who was leading his troops from the front, having fought gallantly, paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced shahadat.
The ISPR statement said that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed khwarij, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against the Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as the killing of innocent civilians.
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Sanitisation operation is being conducted to eliminate any other Indian sponsored Kharji found in the area, as the security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of Indian Sponsored Terrorism from the country, and such sacrifices of our brave sons further strengthen our resolve.
