Four ‘militants’ killed in North Waziristan

Published November 23, 2020
Four suspected militants were killed and a soldier was martyred in an operation in North Waziristan following an attack by militants on a security check-post. — File photo
Four suspected militants were killed and a soldier was martyred in an operation in North Waziristan following an attack by militants on a security check-post. — File photo

MIRAMSHAH: Four suspected militants were killed and a soldier was martyred in an operation in North Waziristan following an attack by militants on a security check-post.

According to official sources, the incident occurred in the T.T. Madakhel area of Speen Wam tehsil in Mir Ali division.

The soldier Sadam, son of Abid Rehman, was a resident of Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Security forces have taken bodies of militants into custody. The operation against the militants was still on under way till the filing of this report.

Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2020

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