RAWALPINDI: Three soldiers were martyred and four injured after a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists in North Waziristan's Ghariom sector went off, the military’s media wing said Thursday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the soldiers were providing protection to construction teams working in the area.
The martyred soldiers were identified as follows:
- Lt Nasir Hussain Khalid, age 23 years and resident of Muzaffarabad.
- Naik Muhammad Imran, age 33 years, and resident of Faisalabad.
- Sepoy Usman Akhtar, age 30 years resident of Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile, security forces cordoned off the area and started a search operation, ISPR said.