KHYBER: Two soldiers embraced martyrdom and three others sustained injuries in a militant attack in Tirah valley of district Khyber.

Though there was no official word about the incident till filing of this report, local sources said that a mobile bomb disposal party was came under attack with automatic weapons in Thund locality, some seven kilometres from Bagh-Maidan Markaz of the valley.

Sources said that the armed ambush left two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel martyred while three others sustained injuries.

The site of the incident is also near the Dwa Thoey military check post, an entry point to the valley where a thorough checking of every passenger is carried out prior to their entry into the valley.

Sources said security forces stationed in the region immediately started a search operation with the unidentified militants disappearing in the nearby forested hills.

The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility of the attack while no official statement was issued about the incident till filing of this report.

The incident occurred only a week after a huge public rally held at Bagh-Maidan Markaz demanded security in the valley and purging the region of all the undesirable elements who had sneaked into different parts of Tirah since June last year.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2023