At least 25 Pakistan army troops were martyred and 27 terrorists were killed in three separate incidents reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan. The information about the above mentioned has been shared by the military’s media wing on Tuesday.
According to the details shared by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “heightened activities” were witnessed in the district on the nights of December 11 and 12.
It is to be hereby added that, during the early hours, a group of six terrorists attacked a security forces’ checkpost in Daraban general area. The details further added that, “The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted which forced the terrorists to ram an explosive laden vehicle into the post, followed by a suicide bombing attack.”
The details shared that, “The resulting blasts led to the collapse of the building, resulting in causing he multiple casualties; 23 brave troops embraced shahadat, while all six terrorists were effectively enaged and sent to the hell.”
It added that the sanitization operation were being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists who were present in that area. The ISPR in the details shared that, “Security forces of Pakistan are determined to clear out the menace of terrorism from the country and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve.”
The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan group, which is directly affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Meanwhile, the ISPR said that 17 terrorists were killed in a separate intelligence-based operation Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan.
It further added that the two soldiers embraced martyrdom while four more terrorists were killed in another intelligence based operation in the Kulachi area.
It stated that, “The killed terrorists were actively part in number of terrorists activities against the security forces as well as killing of innocent civilians. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered during the operations.”
This is the military’s highest single-day death toll from terrorist attacks reported this year. Before this, 12 soldiers were martyred in separate military operations in the Zhob and Sui areas of Balochistan in July.
