Pakistan: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday that 12 security personnel were martyred in a suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) District Bannu.
The military’s media wing, in a statement, said that terrorists or “khawarij” attempted to attack a joint check post in the general area of Mali Khel in Bannu on November 19.
“In [the] ensuing fire exchange, six terrorists were sent to hell,” the statement read, adding that the attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted by the troops, which forced the attackers to ram an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the post.
Explaining the attack further, the military’s media wing said that the suicide blast led to the collapse of a portion of the perimeter wall and damaged the adjoining infrastructure.
This, the ISPR said, resulted in the martyrdom of 12 brave sons of soil that included ten soldiers of the security forces and two soldiers of Frontier Constabulary.
Sanitisation operation is being conducted in the area and the perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice, the statement mentioned.
“Security forces and law enforcement agencies of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave men further strengthen our resolve.”
