Soldier martyred in attack on FC check post

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A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday that Sepoy Asad Mehdi was martyred in the incident.
A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday that Sepoy Asad Mehdi was martyred in the incident.

QUETTA: A member of the security forces embraced martyrdom late on Sunday night as terrorists attacked a check post of the Frontier Corps near Hoshab area of Kech district.

A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday that Sepoy Asad Mehdi was martyred in the incident.

The spokesman said a check post had been set up near Hoshab for security of N-85 Highway. He said members of the security forces cordoned off the entire area to arrest fleeing terrorists and a search operation had also been launched.

No group has claimed res­pon­sibility for the assault.

Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2021

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