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Second Lt, sepoy martyred as militants open fire on army vehicle in North Waziristan
Two soldiers were martyred when armed militants opened fire on their vehicle in North Waziristan on Tuesday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Second Lieutenant Abdul Moeed and Sepoy Basharat, both 21, were martyred in the incident, the Pakistan Army's media wing said.
Lt Moeed, a resident of Burewala, Vehari, had recently passed out from the Pakistan Military Academy. Sepoy Basharat, a resident of Danyor village, Gilgit, had been serving in the military for three years, the ISPR statement read.
"Freedom is not free, it costs sons of the soil. Freedom that we enjoy today is owed to so many such brave hearts. Salute to our martyrs," Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa was quoted as saying in a tweet by ISPR.
Earlier this month, six were killed when an improvised explosive device, reportedly targetting a military vehicle, went off in North Waziristan. The vehicle was carrying three civilian candidates seeking recruitment in the army. The candidates and three bystanders were killed in the attack.
On October 9, in the first major incident in North Waziristan agency's Razmak subdivision since the army launched Zarb-i-Azb military operation in June 2014, three soldiers were martyred and seven others injured when attackers opened fire on a vehicle belonging to the Frontier Corps.
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RIP my brave country men
RIP
Inna lillah e wa Inna elaihe rajeoon
Happens. Rip
Proud of you soldiers RIP brothers, proud of my Pak Armed forces. We Pakistanis will always stand shoulder to shoulder with our armed forces.
Had the honor of knowing the lieut personally. So full of life and talent. Both of these martyrs paid the price for a prosperous future. Realize the worth of what we as a nation have before its too late.
We owe our peace and security to these brave sons of the soil. Long live Pakistan.
Salutes to the true heroes.
This is the worst news the family of the young ones would ever want to hear. Just look at these guys how lively they look. Another day another family will be told that the soldiers blood will not go in vain. Why are these young guys put so early in those situations, Why not the seniors ? This is more than a heartbreak. Rest in peace lads !
Rest in peace both brave sons of soil.
Salute to the braves and to their parents who gave birth to son who scarified his today for our and our children tomorrow. RIP brothers
RIP my brothers. We Pakistanis will always stand shoulder to shoulder with our armed forces.
So sad. RIP
Rest in peace my brave Sons . I am very sad and extremely Angry at the same time. these brave son, brother,husband and father gave their life for the country and our so called great leaders are milking the country for their own benefits and on top of that they have courage to stand in front of people and lie on their faces.
they were too young. sad.
Sad day. still government is doing nothing...
Irreparable loss to the nation and country, it is true saying Freedom is not free, it costs sons of the soil.
Very sad.
love you moeed and basharat. prayers for the families.
It is always painful to hear death of men fighting for a genuine cause! These sacrifices will definitely end extremism from the land and bring peace and prosperity in Pakistan.Salute to them !
My heart will implode. sad. rip
Salute to the brave sons of soil Coward enemy fire from back Doesn’t have courage to face these brave heroes
Any life lost in violence is loss to humanity.... RIP
we shall never forget your sacrifice. Salute to great sons and parents.
Prayers for the soul to rest in peace .
Indeed a sad news. Brave sons of the soil. But have we ever considered why do we have to sacrifice our sons and till when will it continue? Why were such monsters created, fed and bred? These are the type of questions we should be asking.
My heart wept with this news. Young beautiful lives lost to terrorism. We all must come together and defeat religious intolerance and terrorism to prevent the loss of innocent lives.
Brave men. But enemies of the nation has got in us to far.
That young handsome man could still be living, he could still be among us...in today's world of Politics, Politics is not a noble activity. one should revalue it from time to time, we should practice it with utmost caution and care..folks..It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr...we due respect... Out of the ruins, out from the wreckage Can't make the same mistakes this time We are the children, the last generation We are the ones they left behind And I wonder when we are ever gonna change? Living under the fear, till nothing else remains We don't need another hero, We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome Looking for something we can rely on There's got to be something better out there. Mmmm, love and compassion, their day is coming All else are castles built in the air And I wonder when we are ever gonna change? Living under the fear, till nothing else remains. All the children say, We don't need another hero, We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome
Salute goes to these brave men and there families. And to the rest of uniform men and women who every day stand to safeguard our security and safety from enemies within and outside.
@P K THAKUR
Hope politicians make these young sacrifices worthwhile with their conduct.
Feeling very sorry for the family and friends of soldiers. Pakistan should eliminate radical elements from her society first.
RIP.
What happened to the North Waziristan’s freedom fighters?
Rest in peace brace soldiers; mystified as to why a 2nd Lieutenant should be sent to the front line???
Condolences to the family, Sad for the loss of young lives, but what freedom?
Oh, so sad! A young life full of promise and hope fell victim to senseless killing. When will this madness be over?
surely high ranks in jannah are written for them, rest in peace.
Who should be blamed for this ghostly situation. National accountability department should ask questions to this. If NAB can’t do any, what next!!! Nothing? Something? Anything? Everything?
In Pakistan politicians have failed to bring peace.
Thank you Sir for your service and may your soul rest in peace.
Please it is a request to not send such a young and inexperience soldiers to hard and undefined battle field. Also it's a worrisome situation for all the Nation that still there is a genuine presence of terrorists in the area where Big operations carried out.
RIP. Gone so young but never forgotten. We salute you and your family!
we as nation salute you "son of soil"
My heart aches for these young men. We need a change now!
@Usman i completely agree. i am not an expert but agree why we put freshly passed out officers on the front line directly? RIP solider and salute to your families
RIP
@syed "I am very sad and extremely Angry at the same time. these brave son, brother,husband and father gave their life for the country and our so called great leaders are milking the country for their own benefits"
Let us at least lay the blame on the feet of the correct people whose policies have made our beloved nation into a living graveyard. Those shameless personnel who sell false patriotism to your likes are the same military-industrial complex multi-millionaires who send their children abroad. The APS tragedy did not open their greedy eyes enough to stop their shenanigans, nothing ever will, till the end.
We are fighting with our own people not with there ideology. They resisting because of there belief which is pretty much belief of majority of Pakistan. Keep on grinding young souls with no result .
@syed "I am very sad and extremely Angry at the same time. these brave son, brother,husband and father gave their life for the country and our so called great leaders are milking the country for their own benefits"
Let us at least lay the blame on the feet of the correct people whose policies have made our beloved nation into a living graveyard. Those shameless leaders who sell false patriotism to your likes are the same military-industrial complex multi-millionaires who send their children abroad while young soldiers lay down their lives selflessly. The APS tragedy did not open their greedy eyes enough to stop their shenanigans, nothing ever will, till the end.
RIP - Ameen! Salute to these brave soldiers !
I totally agree. Freedom has a price and our soldiers are paying with their blood. We owe our freedom to Pak forces.
Rest in Peace. Sad.
Yes we owed a great ! Salute to the soldiers.
Salute
You are the bright lights, shining in our darkest hour. May your glorious action inspire the rest of us, and burn ever brighter in our darkest hour.
Congratulations Shaheed!!
Brave soldiers, salute to your services, we are a Pakistan because of your shahadat. We are united because of you. I pray for patience of family members.
How many Shahadats on old failed policy of strategic depth in Afghanistan ????
Yes, freedom is not free, but who is responsible for spreading this cancer in Pakistan in the first place? Now we are losing innocent young lives to these forces of evil and we want to pat ourselves on the back. People should remember that it was the military that recently made arrangement with the religious goons 2 weeks ago when they had held Islamabad hostage essentially giving them everything and more on a silver platter.
Indeed freesom is not free and neither we should take it for granted. Rip to these brave men and to thousand others who have died protecting the nation.
It is a sad day for Pakistan when people blame the politicians when in fact the Foreign and Security is with the 'Angels'.
RIP, young man. Throughout history, we have seen human civilisation being built on the blood of young men like these. I hope, Pakistan, you realize that it was a worthy sacrifice.
The 1973 Constitution was drafted by the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and adopted the British style parliamentary system. It is an old tradition that the Sovereign, and members of the Royal Family, inducted for formal service with the British Armed Forces and proudly serve in all three services. Honorary titles are not given to the members of the Royal Family. Young Pakistani officers and men, aged 21 to 35, from the middle and lower middle class sacrifice their lives for the honor of their country, while the upper class never sends their kids for formal military service. If Prince Harry and William can go to fight in Afghanistan, Prince Andrew to Falkland and Prince Philip to fight in the World War II, Allied invasion of Sicily. Why can’t Prince Hassan, Prince Hussain and Prince Bilawal be deployed along the boarders of Pakistan or deputed to fight the terrorists?
RIP Brave soldiers
@A soldier Thanks for your services to our beloved nation ...salute to you and your brave comrades
COAS please make sure that the deceased's families are looked after.
RIP War is not over
who can harm us if our brave 21 year olds are sacrificing for us.
It is these young brave officers and soldiers alike who have been a wall of steel, that have defended Pakistan and kept us safe from enemies and terrorists. Their loss affects us with sorrow. Both so young. Salute to the shaheeds.
May you rest in heaven our brave sons, their sacrifice should never go in vain, these terrorists must be stopped at all cost
"Freedom isnt Free" - COAS
Freedom from What???