Four FC soldiers martyred, six injured in cross-border attack in Balochistan

QUETTA – At least four troops of the Frontier Corps were martyred while six others were wounded after suspected militants attacked the security personnel from across the border during a fencing activity near the Zhob area of Balochistan, the military media wing said Wednesday.

According to the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists from Afghanistan opened fire at the FC personnel during the fencing process near Pak-Afghan border.

The names of the martyred FC personnel are Hawaldar Noor Zaman, Sepoy Shakeel Abbas, Sepoy Ahsanullah, and Naik Sultan.

The injured have been shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Quetta for treatment.

Earlier in February, at least five Frontier Corps were martyred while two others injured in two different attacks in Balochistan.

The first attack took place near the western bypass area of the provincial capital in which a remote-controlled bomb fixed to a bike martyred a soldier while two others remain injured.

Five FC soldiers martyred in Balochistan attacks