Wave of Terror: Pakistan mourns eight killed in separate attacks across KP
The security situation in Pakistan has gotten grim as eight people – five security officials and three children – lost their lives in three separate terror attacks in Lakki Marwat, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan yesterday.
In North Waziristan, Captain Muhammad Osama Bin Arshad, 24, who belonged to Rawalpindi district, embraced martyrdom during an intense clash between forces and terrorists.
The military’s media wing has stated that a sanitisation operation was underway to eliminate any remaining militants in the area.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir attended the Captain’s funeral on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, in South Waziristan, three soldiers lost their lives, and 12 others were injured in a militant attack in the district.
A police officer and his three minor nephews lost their lives in Lakki Marwat district.