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Seven Pakistan army soldiers were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in Balochistan on Tuesday, as reported by the Inter Personnel Service (ISPR).
According to the ISPR report, insurgents targeted an armored vehicle of the Frontier Corps (FC) using improvised explosive devices (IEDs), killing 6 army personnel on board.
The soldiers killed in the incident includes Naib Subedar Ihsan Ullah Khan, Naik Zubair Khan, Naik Ijaz Ahmed, Naik Maula Bux, Naik Noor Muhammad, and Abdul Jabbar.
In the second incident during a firefight at Kech, another soldier named Sipahi Imdad Ali was killed during the battle with insurgents.
National Reaction
Opposition leader in the National Assembly and PML-N chief Shahbaz Sharief strongly condemned the two terrorist attacks and expressed grief over the martyrdom of the soldiers.
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari also took to social media to condemn the attack. She tweeted that terrorist outfits are coming under 'increased pressure' as their 'international isolation' increases.
While adding that Pakistan continues to make gains in its fight against terrorism.
پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے صدر اور قائد حزب اختلاف شہبازشریف کی مچھ اور کیچ میں دہشت گردوں کے حملے کی شدید مذمت— PML(N) (@pmln_org) May 19, 2020
جو نئیر کمیشنڈ آفسیر ،چھ جوانوں اور ایک ڈرائیور کی شہادت پر رنج وغم اور افسوس کا اظہار
شہداءکے اہلخانہ سے تعزیت اور ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہیں
Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari also took to social media to condemn the attack. She tweeted that terrorist outfits are coming under 'increased pressure' as their 'international isolation' increases.
While adding that Pakistan continues to make gains in its fight against terrorism.
Terrorists in Balochistan attack again as 7 more brave soldiers embrace martyrdom. Terrorist outfits coming under increasing pressure as their international isolation increases and Pakistan continues to make gains in its fight against terrorism.— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) May 19, 2020
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