Seven son of soils embraced martyrdom while fighting terrorists who attacked a post of the security forces in the area of Mir, North Waziristan.
“In the early hours of 16 March 2024, a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ post in area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan District,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations in a news release.
“As our troops foiled an initial attempt of intrusion, the terrorists rammed an explosive laden vehicle into the post, followed by multiple suicide bombing attacks, which led to collapse of portion of a building, resulting into Shahadat of five brave sons of the soil.”
The Shuhada include Havildar Sabir (resident of District Khyber), Naik Khurshid (resident of District Lakki Marwat), Sepoy Nasir (resident of District Peshawar), Sepoy Raja (resident of District Kohat) and Sepoy Sajjad (resident of District Abbotabad).
During the conduct of ensuing clearance operation, our troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Kashif, effectively engaged and sent to hell all six terrorists.
However, during intense exchange of fire, leading his troops from the front, Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali (age: 39 years, resident of Karachi) and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar (age: 23 years, resident of District Talagang), having fought gallantly, paid the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat.
The ISPR said sanitization operation was being conducted to eliminate any other terrorist present in the area, as security forces of Pakistan are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar while paying tribute to all seven martyrs of Mir Ali including Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar on Saturday strongly condemned the “malicious campaign” launched by some social media accounts associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
“Terrorists have attacked on the ground while PTI supporters did that on social media front,” the minister said in a strong reaction to the PTI’s alleged “malicious campaign” against the martyrs.
“The PTI has remained involved in disrespecting the martyrs,” said the minister while citing some examples such as May 9 when the state institutions came under attack and martyrs’ memorials defiled, and also Lasbela helicopter crash.
He paid tribute to the martyrs on behalf of the entire nation which saluted them for their “unforgettable” sacrifices.
The minister said there is no soft corner in the hearts of the people for those who had disrespected its martyrs. “We will not compromise on the dignity and honor of the martyrs and the law will take its course.”
Such vile campaigns against martyrs and national institutions laid bare the reasons of foreign funding being received by the PTI, he said alleging that such initiatives were meant to appease the terrorists and enemies of Pakistan.
He said the PTI had sided with the terrorists with such a “condemnable and insulting” behavior and that too against the martyrs of the nation.
The minister recalled the recent protest by the PTI supporters outside the IMF office abroad to destabilize the economy.
The PTI had nothing to do with the interests of Pakistan and the sacrifices of martyrs, Tarar noted.
Strict legal action would be taken against a handful of miscreants who were not part of a political party instead they were mere “rioters and militants”.
