ISPR: Pakistan Army Losses 13 Military Personnel

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A deadly Saturday assault, planned and orchestrated by terrorists allegedly supported by India, targeted the Security Forces in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District.

A suicide bomber in a vehicle attempted to attack a security forces convoy, but the leading group intervened and stopped him, foiling his plans. However, he somehow drove a car full of explosives straight into the security forces' lead vehicle at the front of the convoy.

As a result, 13 brave soldiers lost their lives. In this tragic and brutal incident, three innocent civilians, including two children and a woman, were also seriously injured.

The Shuhada are: Subedar Zahid Iqbal (45, from Karak), Havildar Sohrab Khan (39, from Naseerabad), Havildar Mian Yousaf (41, from Buner), Naik Khitab Shah (34, from Lower Dir), Lance Naik Ismail (32, from Naseerabad), Sepoy Rohail (30, from Mirpur Khas), Sepoy Muhammad Ramzan (33, from Dera Ghazi Khan), Sepoy Nawab (30, from Quetta), Sepoy Zubair Ahmed (24, from Naseerabad), Sepoy Muhammad Sahki (31, from Dera Ghazi Khan), Sepoy Hashim Abbasi (20, from Abbotabad), Sepoy Muddasir Ejaz (25, from Layyah), and Sepoy Manzar Ali (23, from Mardan).

Security measures will continue in the area, and those behind this terrible act will be brought to justice.

ISPR added that during the follow-up operations, security forces pursued the terrorists and, after intense gunfire, killed fourteen of them.

The Pakistani military and the nation are determined to eliminate Indian-backed terrorism from the country. 

The sacrifices of our brave soldiers and civilians strengthen our commitment to protect our nation at any cost. 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari have strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack on a security forces convoy in North Waziristan.