RAWALPINDI: July 12, 2023: Nine Pak army soldiers were martyred during fierce fight with terrorists’ who attack Zhob garrison in Baluchistan in the early hours on Wednesday.
Pak army soldiers killed all five terrorists by evening.
The injured also included one women and four civilians, the media wing of the armed forces said.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on eve hours on Wednesday, a group of heavily equipped terrorists made an attempt to sneak into Zhob garrison. The army soldiers on duty at the gate checked the terrorists and curtailed them to a small part of the facility.
During the exchange of heavy crossfire, four Pakistan army personnel embraced shahadat and five others were injured. The injured five soldiers succumbed to injuries and embraced ‘shahdat’. The army personnel killed all five terrorists.
The security forces remain determined to thwart all such ghastly attempts at destroying peace of Balochistan and Pakistan.
Zhob District Commissioner (DC) Azeem Kakar told media persons that the cantonment area in Zhob was attacked by the terrorists this morning.
He added that a woman civilian was killed after being caught in the crossfire while five other civilians were left injured. The official added that the severely injured were being referred to Quetta.
DC Kakar said that a passenger bus coming from Dera Ismail Khan was also caught in the firing. He added that “nothing can be said about the number of attackers”, and asserted that all departments were on alert and an operation was under way.
Chief minister , Balochistan Abdul Qadoos Bazenjo, has condemned terrorists attack on Zhob garrison and paid tribute to the army which thwarted terrorists attack in a swift attack. He said Pakistan army was a guarantor of peace in Balochistan.
