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Suspected terrorists located on the Afghan side of the border in Khyber Agency fired at a Pakistan checkpost Saturday, critically wounding a soldier who succumbed to his injuries on Monday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.
"Terrorists fired from across on a Pakistani post in Khyber Agency critically injuring Sepoy Waqas performing duty at the border post," ISPR said.
The injured soldier succumbed to his injuries today at Combined Military Hospital Peshawar.
"Terrorists are resorting to fire from across the border, taking advantage of weak border control on Afghanistan side," the ISPR said. "There is a requirement to check terrorists' freedom of movement on the Afghan side of the border."
The slain soldier's funeral prayers were offered at Corps Headquarters in Peshawar today.
Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa acknowledged Sepoy Waqas' sacrifice "for the security of our motherland".
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Jan 30, 2017 04:20pm
A sepoy is not an officer.
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Jan 30, 2017 04:20pm
RIP, Soldier is Soldier, no matter from which country he belong
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Jan 30, 2017 04:29pm
Very sad.
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Jan 30, 2017 04:32pm
The military high ups needs to shape up, a lot of matters both internally and externally are getting out of hands and there is a impression that is going about the all the good work done by last military command is not taken forward by new setup.
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Jan 30, 2017 04:49pm
@Yahya He is a son of soil who laid down his life for the country. Please do not discriminate on rank at this hour in time.
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Jan 30, 2017 04:55pm
RIP Son of Pakistan!
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Jan 30, 2017 04:58pm
Rest In Peace. Our hero
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Jan 30, 2017 05:04pm
Pak Army should have chased that terrorist and shot him dead. What is afghan army idoing on their side?
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Jan 30, 2017 05:09pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un , We should give a strong message to Afghan government to stop terrorist from entering into Pakistan.
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Jan 30, 2017 05:38pm
Rest in Peace, Brave soldier.
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Jan 30, 2017 05:46pm
Are we gonna do anything to protect our borders? Use jets next time and kill them please
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Jan 30, 2017 05:45pm
We should strike them with force inside Afghanistan. Also please deport all of Afghans citizen from our country
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Jan 30, 2017 05:49pm
RIP Braveheart. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
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Jan 30, 2017 06:00pm
RIP
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Jan 30, 2017 06:08pm
Pak army should now close the Pak-Afghan border until the Afghan forces act to arrest or destroy those responsible for the martyr of Pak soldier. Blood of the martyr soldier of Pakistan must not go in vain.
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Jan 30, 2017 06:16pm
His life doesnt matter. Infact no Pakistani life ever does. The lives of our rich though do matter...the lives of our affluent elite matter ALOT.
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Jan 30, 2017 06:34pm
@Saif zulfIqar: Definitely, the attack was from drug-smugglers involved in the world's largest racket. This calls for building Trump-type wall along the Durand line.
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Jan 30, 2017 06:37pm
Afghanistan has become a lawless place and is sliding back to warlord days. In the midst there are foreign sinister spy agencies using these criminal, thugs, terrorists to create problems for Pakistan. With US and Nato ruling the country, US needs to do more, to stop this.
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Jan 30, 2017 07:26pm
We are proud of you and the nation will always be indebted!
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Jan 30, 2017 07:47pm
Sad news, Rest in peace ..............sacrifice in line of duty.....
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Jan 30, 2017 07:54pm
We are proud of you brave man. Great nations doesn't forgets their great sons.
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Jan 30, 2017 07:55pm
RIP
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Jan 30, 2017 08:10pm
@ Yahya So his death is less important than his rank. Speaks volumes about you.
More to the point it seems 40 years of providing safe harbor gets us this in return. Bravo Ashraf Abdul Ghani. Let's expedite the return of the Afghan refugees.
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Jan 30, 2017 08:15pm
Mr. Bajwa plz go and attend the funeral.
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Jan 30, 2017 08:41pm
Pleace fence the whole border now and place a travel ban for 4-5 years until we figure out "what the hell is going on".
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Jan 30, 2017 09:26pm
RIP. A solider who dies for his country deserves to be saluted no matter from which country he belong
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Jan 31, 2017 02:04am
RIP Son of the soil.
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Jan 31, 2017 02:50am
@Vikas Gurung
May he rest in peace and let us hope peace prevails and may such incidents never occur. Thank you for your service for your great nation. I hope Pakistani government and public takes care of this soldier's family as he gave his life for Pakistan.
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Jan 31, 2017 09:22am
Rest in peace brother. Your sacrifice to nation is everlasting.
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Jan 31, 2017 06:22pm
Tribute to brave soldier serving in difficult conditions.
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