Two soldiers martyred in DI Khan suicide blast

• ISPR says two brave sons of soil embraced shahadat.
• Security forces determined to eliminate terrorism, it says.
• Perpetrators of the attack will be brought to justice, it adds.

RAWALPINDI: Two soldiers embraced martyrdom in a suicide bomb blast on a convoy of security forces in Dera Ismail Khan, the military’s media wing reported on Friday.

The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a vehicle borne suicide bomber exploded himself on the convoy on March 21 (Thursday).

“Resultantly, two brave sons of soil, Naib Subedar Yasir Shakeel, 38, resident of District Kohat, and Sepoy Tahir Naveed, 34, resident of District Kohat, embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” the ISPR said.

The military's media wing said the security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of the brave soldiers further strengthens their resolve. 

“Moreover, the perpetrators of this cowardly attack will be brought to justice,” it said.

Meanwhile, security forces on Thursday conducted an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Panjgur district during which one terrorist was killed while two others sustained injuries, the ISPR said.

As per the military's media wing, the operation was conducted on the night of March 20-21.

During the IBO, the troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location and resultantly militant Chakar Liaquat was killed while two got injured. The security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition from the killed terrorist which the ISPR said were “actively involved in numerous terrorist activities”.