Four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion occurred at the Marget-Quetta road, reported the ISPR on Monday.
“Terrorists targeted the Frontier Corps troops, employed for the security of the Marget Mines on the Marget-Quetta road using improvised explosive device,” said the military’s media wing in a statement.
The FC troops who embraced martyrdom include’
Subedar Sardar All Khan, a resident of village Wanda Lungar Kel, District Lakki Marwat.
Sepoy Musaddaf Hussain, a resident of Chak 272 EB, District Vehari.
Sepoy Muhammad Anwar, a resident of Wanda Talgi, District DI Khan.
Sepoy Awais Khan, a resident of Village Bandal, District Neelum.
ISPR said that a large scale operation in the area has been launched to hunt the terrorists responsible for the attack.
“Such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan,” read the official statement.
Security forces are determined to “neutralize their nefarious designs even at the cost of blood and lives,” it added.
Four FC soldiers martyred, six injured in two terrorist attacks in Balochistan
