- Captain Osama lays down life for Pakistan’s defence: ISPR
- ISPR says troops engaged terrorists location.
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RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain embraced martyrdom in a gunbattle with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
As the security forces ramp up efforts to wipe out the scourge of terrorism from the country, 24-year-old Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, a resident of Rawalpindi district, laid down his life in the motherland’s defence.
“On 9 July 2024, a fire exchange took place between security forces and terrorists in the North Waziristan district,” the military’s media wing said.
The ISPR statement said that two terrorists “were sent to hell” as troops effectively engaged effectively engaged the terrorists’ location during the fierce exchange of gunfire.
However, Captain Muhammad Osama, who led his troops from the front, fighting gallantly, made the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat, the ISPR said.
The ISPR further said that the sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found in the area.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” it added.
Last week, the security forces conducted the IBO on the reported presence of high-profile local terrorist commander Irfan Ullah Adnan, who was killed during an intense exchange of fire, the ISPR had said.
The slain terrorist was actively involved in numerous terrorist activities against security forces as well as extortion and targeted killings of innocent civilians, according to the ISPR. He was a most-wanted terrorist by law-enforcement agencies.
